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US 5,699,794 AGranted
Apparatus for automated urine sediment sample handling
AssigneeNeoPath, Inc.
InventorThomas M. Fleck
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AssigneeNeoPath, Inc.
InventorThomas M. Fleck
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An automated apparatus for urine sediment sample handling includes settling cells for carrying patient samples transported on a sample and cell transport assembly. An illumination and camera assembly is positioned in an examination area to view one of the settling cells when it moves to the examination area. The illumination and camera assembly have a first data output. An image processing assembly is coupled to receive data from the first data output. The image processing assembly have a second data output for carrying processed digital data. A processor having control lines is coupled to the sample and cell transport assembly, illumination and camera assembly, and image processing assembly where the sample and cell transport assembly, illumination and camera assembly, and image processing assembly operate responsively to commands from the processor to handle the urine sediment samples.
An automated apparatus for urine sediment sample handling comprising:
An automated method for operating an automated urine sediment sample handling system under control of a computer processor, the automated method comprising the steps of:
An automated method for urine sediment sample handling under computer control to position a settling cell between a condenser lens and an objective lens, the automated method comprising the steps of:
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