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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2017
Applicant:
Agilent Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Victor Lim, Pacifica, CA (US);
Kyle Schleifer, Somerville, MA (US);
Russ Klein, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/06 (2006.01); H05F 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/06 (2013.01); H05F 3/04 (2013.01); G01N 2001/061 (2013.01);
Abstract
This invention is based, at least in part, on use of a tissue collector that reduces or eliminates manual steps in collecting and transferring tissue sections from a microtome to a slide. This invention relates to apparatus and methods for automated tissue sectioning, including slicing and transferring a tissue section from a microtome. The invention also relates to automated systems and methods for slicing and transferring a tissue section onto a slide.