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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2022
Filed:
May. 04, 2018
Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., Tucson, AZ (US);
Luke Dyson-Holland, Hawthorne East, AU;
Daniel C. Malberg, Hawthorn East, AU;
Timothy B. McDonald, Hawthorn, AU;
Donald M. Barnett, Tucson, AZ (US);
Kevin D. Marshall, Tucson, AZ (US);
John Douglas Willems, Jr., Tucson, AZ (US);
Timothy Durrant, Camberwell, AU;
Simon Spence, Hawthorn, AU;
Benjamin James, St. Kilda, AU;
Joshua David Kenneth Harrison, Tucson, AZ (US);
Matthew Ketterer, Oro Valley, AZ (US);
Brian Kram, Tucson, AZ (US);
Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., Tucson, AZ (US);
Abstract
At least some embodiments of the technology are directed to an automated slide processing apparatus configured to apply at least one reagent to a specimen carried by a microscope slide. The slide processing station can include a support element with a support surface, at least one vacuum port, and a sealing member having a non-round shape. In an uncompressed state, the sealing member can extend upwardly beyond the support surface. In a compressed state, the sealing member can be configured to maintain an airtight seal with a backside of the microscope slide as the microscope slide is pulled against the support surface by a vacuum drawn via the at least one vacuum port.