AUTOMATIC SLIDE LOADING SYSTEM AND METHOD

摘要

A microscopy slide loading system includes a motorized cassette having a plurality of stacked slots for supporting microscopy slides and a motorized loading arm being displaceable between a retracted position and a loading position. The loading arm projects through a slide slot of the cassette to push a slide positioned therein, eject the slide from the cassette and load the slide onto a slot of a slide holder of a microscope. Loading of the slide into the slide holder allows analysis of the slide by the microscope. After analyzing the slide, a front portion of the loading arm having gripping fingers grip the slide and pulls the slide from the slide holder back into the cassette in order to reload the slide into the cassette. Another slide of the cassette can be loaded and unloaded in a similar manner.

主权项

1. A microscopy slide loading system comprising:
a motorized cassette having a plurality of stacked slots for supporting microscopy slides; and a motorized loading arm being displaceable between a retracted position and a loading position, during displacement from the retracted position to the loading position the loading arm projecting at least partially through an aligned slot of the cassette to displace a slide positioned therein to eject the slide from the cassette.