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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2017
Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., Tucson, AZ (US);
Donald Barnett, Tucson, AZ (US);
Chad Wilkinson, Tucson, AZ (US);
Brian Howard Kram, Tucson, AZ (US);
Kevin David Marshall, Tucson, AZ (US);
Christine Tse, San Diego, CA (US);
Timothy James Keller, Oro Valley, AZ (US);
Austin Micheil Ashby, Tucson, AZ (US);
Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., Tucson, AZ (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are specimen processing systems capable of processing specimens carried on slides. The specimen processing systems comprise opposables having at least one fluid control element. The fluid control elements may be positioned between spacers or gapping elements the opposable edges. The fluid control elements may comprise an edge, such as a beveled edge or a stepped edge, as described herein, and the edge may be continuous or segmented.