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US 2024/0226903 A1Published application
Method of handling slides
AssigneeMikroscan Technologies
InventorsJeffrey Ross Gray, James Clail Crowe
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Abstract
A method of positioning a slide for examination is disclosed. The method includes the steps of placing the slide in a carrier configured to retain the slide, placing the carrier in a cartridge configured to accept the carrier, coupling the cartridge to a microscope, and activating the microscope to automatically extract the carrier from the cartridge and position the carrier such that a portion of the slide is disposed within a field of view (FOV) of the microscope.
Claims10
A method of positioning a slide for examination, comprising:
- placing the slide in a carrier configured to retain the slide;
- placing the carrier in a cartridge configured to accept the carrier;
- coupling the cartridge to a microscope;
- and
- activating the microscope to automatically extract the carrier from the cartridge and position the carrier such that a portion of the slide is disposed within a field of view (FOV) of the microscope.
2 more elements
A carrier for a slide to be examined using a microscope, comprising:
- a body comprising a slide mounting area;
- and
- a compliant tab coupled to the body and configured to couple to the slide;
- wherein:
- the slide has a first position that is separated from a stop of the microscope and a second position that is displaced from the first position;
- the slide is in contact with a stop of the microscope when in the second position;
- and
- a portion of the slide is within a focal range of the microscope when the slide is in contact with the stop.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.