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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:
Oct. 05, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2003
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jose de la Torre-Bueno, Encinitas, CA (US);
Assignee:
ChromaVision Medical Systems, Inc., San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/500 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is an automated staining apparatus (autostainer) capable of staining sample on a microscope slide. The autostainer is capable of limiting the amount of reagent used through a process including image acquisition and processing techniques, wherein an image of the slide is acquired and used to determine a region on the slide to be stained. Also disclosed are methods of using images acquired by the autostainer in sample processing. In addition, a system including the autostainer functionally linked to an imaging system is provided.