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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:
Jan. 14, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2023
Nanocytomics, Llc, Evanston, IL (US);
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Hariharan Subramanian, Evanston, IL (US);
Michael Verleye, Evanston, IL (US);
Micah Litow, Evanston, IL (US);
Justin R. Derbas, Evanston, IL (US);
Sergey Rozhok, Evanston, IL (US);
John Hart, Evanston, IL (US);
Chester Henderson, Box Hill, AU;
Rebecca Bartel, Box Hill, AU;
Nathan Ray, Box Hill, AU;
Anthony White, Box Hill, AU;
NanoCytomics, LLC, Evanston, IL (US);
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Abstract
Cell deposition and staining apparatuses and methods are disclosed herein. In particular, the deposition and staining apparatuses disclosed herein provide low-volume, automated bench top systems for depositing and staining cellular samples on a cytological slide. An example deposition and staining apparatus includes a housing having an access door; a substrate processing holder located within the housing configured to hold one or more substrates and/or one or more substrate cartridges, wherein the substrate processing holder is accessible when the access door is in an open configuration; at least one opening located at least partially above at least a portion of the substrate processing holder; a spray nozzle configured to dispense a gaseous substance into the substrate processing area; a user interface configured receive an input from a user, and in response to receiving the input, cause execution of a pre-programmed protocol; and a waste and/or reagent holder element.