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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2021
Hamamatsu Photonics K.k., Hamamatsu, JP;
Yuichi Toyoda, Hamamatsu, JP;
HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K., Hamamatsu, JP;
Abstract
An image acquisition system includes a cassette mounting unit that holds slide glasses in a plurality of stages, a cassette having an identification code imparted thereto being mounted in the cassette mounting unit, an identification code reading unit that reads an identification code from the cassette, an image acquisition unit that acquires image data of a sample held on the slide glass, and a control computer that associates the image data with cassette identification information included in the identification code read by the identification code reading unit, wherein the cassette mounting unit includes a notch portion that exposes a bar code imparted to the cassette, and the identification code reading unit includes an imaging unit that images the identification code exposed from the notch portion in a reading position.