Device and method for imaging and coverslipping
AssigneeLeica Biosystems Nussloch GmbH
InventorMichael RAPP
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Abstract
A device for imaging and coverslipping includes a receiving position configured to receive a sample carrier configured to carry a sample, an imaging position configured to receive the sample carrier, and an imaging unit arranged at the imaging position. The imaging unit is configured to image the sample through the sample carrier when the sample carrier is arranged in the imaging position. The device further includes a coverslipping unit configured to apply a coverslip to the sample, and a transport unit including at least one track. The transport unit is configured to move the sample carrier along the track from the receiving position to the imaging position, and from the imaging position to the coverslipping unit.
Claims14
A device for imaging and coverslipping, comprising
- a receiving position configured to receive a sample carrier configured to carry a sample;
- an imaging position configured to receive the sample carrier;
- an imaging unit arranged at the imaging position and configured to image the sample through the sample carrier when the sample carrier is arranged in the imaging position;
- a coverslipping unit configured to apply a coverslip to the sample;
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- a transport unit comprising at least one track, the transport unit being configured to move the sample carrier relative to the track from the receiving position to the imaging position, and from the imaging position to the coverslipping unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.