发明名称 |
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY PROCESSING TISSUE SAMPLES |
摘要 |
<p>An apparatus and method for producing tissue slides is disclosed. The apparatus includes a holding assembly for manipulating the sample block, a blade assembly for preparing a thin section from the sample block, and a transfer roller mechanism for transferring the thin section to a receiving medium. The apparatus further includes a controller that may track the sample block and thin section. The method includes the steps of first locating a sample embedded within a support medium, which may be paraffin or a similar medium. Next, the embedded sample is oriented in such a way that its working surface is presented. This orientation may entail determining the orientation of the embedded sample with respect to the blade that will produce the largest cross-sectional area. Next, a slice of the sample from said embedded sample is removed and subsequently transferred to a suitable receiving medium, which may include a microscope slide.</p> |
申请公布号 |
EP1171760(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2002.01.16 |
申请号 |
EP20000921863 |
申请日期 |
2000.04.07 |
申请人 |
CULTERRA, LLC. |
发明人 |
VONEIFF, JOHN;GIBSON, JAY, F.;PASTERNACK, GARY, R. |
分类号 |
G01N1/06;G01N1/31;(IPC1-7):G01N1/06 |
主分类号 |
G01N1/06 |
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