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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2020
Applicant:
Rarecyte, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
David Stewart, Seattle, WA (US);
Steve Quarre, Woodinville, WA (US);
Assignee:
RareCyte, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 21/26 (2006.01); G02B 21/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 21/26 (2013.01); G02B 21/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are apparatus and methods for securely holding a substrate in a repeatable and predictable manner regardless of substrate inconsistencies or deformities. In particular, described are apparatus and methods for consistently, repeatedly, predictably and securely holding a microscope slide on or within an imaging device. The apparatus may include a holder having securing blocks for securely holding a microscope slide that can be adjusted to account for warpage or deformations that may occur in the microscope slide.