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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2006
Applicants:
Patrick J. Mccormick, Rutland, MA (US);
Kevin Patenaude, Lowell, MA (US);
Robert Sakal, Bolton, MA (US);
Inventors:
Patrick J. McCormick, Rutland, MA (US);
Kevin Patenaude, Lowell, MA (US);
Robert Sakal, Bolton, MA (US);
Assignee:
CYTYC Corporation, Marlborough, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/00 (2006.01); G01N 1/30 (2006.01); G01N 33/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of fixing a biological sample on a slide for cytological analysis, includes transferring a sample to a slide, applying a material having a slide-fixing amount of an inactivated, fixative to the slide, and activating the fixative. By way of example, the material may comprise a tape impregnated with the inactivated fixative, which tape may be removed from the slide after the fixative is activated.