US 11,726,013 B2
Pathology assembly
Maria Sievert, Munich (DE); and Dominik Sievert, Munich (DE)
Assigned to INVEOX GMBH, Garching Bei Munchen (DE)
Appl. No. 16/621,939
Filed by INVEOX GMBH, Garching bei Munich (DE)
PCT Filed Jun. 19, 2018, PCT No. PCT/EP2018/066257
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 12, 2019,
PCT Pub. No. WO2018/234307, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 27, 2018.
Claims priority of application No. 17176690 (EP), filed on Jun. 19, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2020/0103320 A1, Apr. 2, 2020
Int. Cl. G01N 1/36 (2006.01); G01N 1/31 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC G01N 1/31 (2013.01) [B01L 3/508 (2013.01); G01N 1/36 (2013.01); B01L 2300/046 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0681 (2013.01); G01N 2001/315 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A filter of a pathology assembly comprising
a first side that is configured to facilitate the outflow of a fluid, wherein the fluid comprises a fixating, conserving, and/or nurturing liquid and/or gas, the first side being configured to withhold a specimen and to facilitate an automated recognition and analysis of the specimen;
a ridge comprising a filter closing element; and
a second side opposing the first side comprising: a supporting structure and a first member that forms a first seal,
wherein the first side is configured to support an automated specimen recognition and analysis and wherein the first side comprises ribs, wherein the ribs are configured to support the specimen and to reduce a surface tension of the fixating, conserving, and/or nurturing liquid and/or gas,
wherein the first side is shallow enough to provide accessibility and a clear view to an optical component onto the specimen to provide automated specimen recognition and analysis.