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Methods for heating microscope slides carrying specimens

  • US 10,429,280 B2
  • Filed: 06/15/2018
  • Issued: 10/01/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for processing microscope slides carrying specimens, the method comprising:

  • robotically delivering the microscope slides to a drying station, the microscope slides carrying transfer liquid and the specimens, which include tissue sections;

    moving the microscope slides within the drying station such that the microscopic slides are positioned at an angle of inclination to promote draining of the transfer liquid from the microscope slides;

    heating the microscope slides held at the angle of inclination such that a temperature along each of the microscope slides is higher than about 50 degrees Celsius to at least partially dry specimens carried by the microscope slides;

    after at least partially drying the specimens,robotically delivering the microscope slides from the drying station to a staining station;

    delivering stains onto the microscope slides, carrying the at least partially dried specimens, using the staining station;

    robotically transporting the microscope slides from the staining station to a cover-slipping station; and

    robotically placing coverslips on the microscope slides using the cover-slipping station.

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