Microtome with surface orientation sensor to sense orientation of surface of sample
AssigneeSakura Finetek U.S.A., Inc.
InventorsHwai-Jyh Michael Yang, Xuan S. Bui
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Abstract
A sample sectioning device includes a cutting mechanism, a sample holder, a drive system, and a surface orientation sensor. The sample holder is operable to hold a sample. The cutting mechanism is operable to cut sections from the sample. The drive system is coupled with the sample holder. The drive system is operable to drive movement between the sample held by the sample holder and the cutting mechanism. The surface orientation sensor is operable to sense an orientation of a surface of the sample held by the sample holder.
Claims21
A sample sectioning device comprising:
- a cutting mechanism that is operable to cut sections from a sample;
- a sample holder that is operable to hold the sample;
- a drive system coupled with the sample holder, the drive system operable to drive movement between the sample held by the sample holder and the cutting mechanism;
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- a surface orientation sensor that is operable to sense an orientation of a surface of the sample held by the sample holder,
- wherein the surface orientation sensor is capable of rotating in two dimensions.
A sample sectioning device comprising:
- a cutting mechanism that is operable to cut sections from a sample;
- a sample holder that is operable to hold the sample;
- a drive system coupled with the sample holder, the drive system operable to drive movement between the sample held by the sample holder and the cutting mechanism;
- a surface orientation sensor that is operable to sense an orientation of a surface of the sample held by the sample holder;
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- logic to cause the sample sectioning device to remove a given thickness of the sample concealing a tissue within the sample, the given thickness associated with a thickness of a bottom of a cassette holding the tissue.
A sample sectioning device comprising:
- a cutting mechanism that is operable to cut sections from a sample;
- a sample holder that is operable to hold the sample;
- a drive system coupled with the sample holder, the drive system operable to drive movement between the sample held by the sample holder and the cutting mechanism;
- a surface orientation sensor that is operable to sense an orientation of a surface of the sample held by the sample holder, and wherein the surface orientation sensor comprises a first member capable of rotating about a first axis and a second member capable of rotating about a second axis different than the first axis;
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- a wireless control device that is operable to send wireless control signals to the sample sectioning device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.