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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ken K. Tseung, Fremont, CA (US);
Glenn Takayama, Danville, CA (US);
Norman K. Rhett, San Ramon, CA (US);
Mark V. Corl, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Lab Vision Corporation, Fremont, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/30 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/30 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for specimen slide ( ) preparation is disclosed. The method and apparatus of the present invention uses slide trays ( ) that have receptacles for at least one specimen slide ( ) and an associated reagent pack ( ). The specimen slide ( ) and reagent pack ( ) includes respective identifiers ( ) that specify a particular slide preparation protocol that should be followed. The method reads the identifiers ( ) on the reagent pack and the slide to verify that the correct slide preparation protocol is being used.