US 12,228,720 B1
System for microscopy slide locking using a swivel mechanism and method of use thereof
Mohd. Akber Hussain, Bengaluru (IN); Prasanth Perugupalli, Cary, NC (US); Vinothkumar Anbalagan, Tamilnadu (IN); Ajay Chadha, Bangalore (IN); and S Jayakrishna, Bangalore (IN)
Assigned to Pramana, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US)
Filed by Pramana, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US)
Filed on Aug. 7, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/796,717.
Int. Cl. G02B 21/34 (2006.01); G02B 21/26 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 21/26 (2013.01) [G02B 21/34 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for microscopy slide locking using a swivel mechanism, the system comprising:
a stage slot configured to fit a microscopy slide, the stage slot comprising a first corner and a second corner diagonally across the first corner;
a static securing element disposed at the first corner, wherein the static securing element is configured to contact a microscopy slide at a first pair of orthogonal, intersecting edges of the microscopy slide; and
a dynamic securing element disposed at the second corner and configured to contact the microscopy slide at a second pair of orthogonal, intersecting edges of the microscopy slide diagonally opposite the first pair of orthogonal, intersecting edges of the microscopy slide, wherein the dynamic securing element comprises:
a translating portion configured to slide in a translational direction between a proximal position and a distal position with respect to the static securing element; and
a rotating portion rotationally connected to the translating portion and configured to rotate around an axis of rotation that is normal to a face of the microscopy slide and the translational direction, thereby reversibly securing the microscopy slide in a locked position by translating the translating portion from the distal position to the proximal position.