Microscopy slide transfer between sample preparation and imaging devices

Abstract

A slide transfer device is configured to transfer a plurality of slides from a first container to a second container, which can improve compatibility between slide preparation devices and microscopes. The first container is configured to receive slides from a slide preparation device, and the second container is configured to provide slides to a slide loader of a microscope. The first container may not be compatible with the microscope slide loader. The first container may differ from the second container by one or more of a maximum distance across, a slide capacity, a number of slide receptacles, a distance between slide receptacles, or a size of slide receptacles. The plurality of slides comprises a first orientation and a first order in the first container and the slide transfer device is configured to provide the plurality of slides to the second container with a second orientation or a second order.

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