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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:
Jul. 15, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
David J. Zahniser, Wellesley, MA (US);
Louise M. Isenstein, Carlisle, MA (US);
Norman W. Soule, Brockton, MA (US);
Katherine K. Mui, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Daniel C. Lapen, Lancaster, MA (US);
Assignee:
Cytyc Corporation, Boxborough, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/00 ; G01N 1/30 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/00 ; G01N 1/30 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to the analysis of cytological material. Specifically, the invention relates to stains and methods of producing the stains, methods of staining cells for cytological or histological analysis to contrast the nuclear portion of the cell from the cytoplasmic portion, and systems and methods for illuminating and imaging a cytological sample. The analysis can be automated or manual.