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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2024
Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., Tucson, AZ (US);
William Roland Hawes, Hertfordshire, GB;
Jagdish Pankhania, Harrow, GB;
VENTANA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC., Tucson, AZ (US);
Abstract
A method for forming an image of a sample mounted on a slide includes: forming, using an imaging system, a first image of a first swathe of a plurality of swathes, the first swathe being positionally constrained within an aperture in a movable stage configured to move along first and second slide movement axes relative to the imaging system; using a copy holder moving system to move the movable stage, wherein the copy holder includes: a plurality of apertures each configured to hold a respective slide; an indexing arm for holding the copy holder; and an indexing motor configured to move the indexing arm along an indexing axis that is nonparallel with respect to both the first and second slide movement axes; and forming, using the imaging system, a second image of a second swathe of the plurality of swathes.