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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2018
Leica Biosystems Imaging, Inc., Vista, CA (US);
Nicholas Newberg, San Marcos, CA (US);
Leica Biosystems Imaging, Inc., Vista, CA (US);
Abstract
A scanning stage with opposing edges to secure a slide during scanning and guide the slide during unloading. In an embodiment, the system includes a reference edge with a surface facing a first edge of the slide and an opposing edge with a surface facing a second edge of the slide. The opposing edge is controlled by a processor to engage the second edge of the slide and press the first edge of the slide against the reference edge surface. The opposing edge surface is parallel to a side of a slide rack slot into which the slide will be inserted during unloading. The system also includes an assembly having a pull bar configured to pull the glass slide from the scanning stage into the slide rack slot while the first edge of the slide is simultaneously being pressed against the reference edge surface by the opposing edge surface.