US 12,442,733 B2
Methods and systems for slide processing
William Eugene Campbell, Marietta, GA (US)
Assigned to Zomedica Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (US)
Filed by ZOMEDICA INC., Ann Arbor, MI (US)
Filed on Sep. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/940,641.
Application 16/240,579 is a division of application No. 15/112,310, granted, now 10,175,154, issued on Jan. 8, 2019, previously published as PCT/US2015/011879, filed on Jan. 17, 2015.
Application 17/940,641 is a continuation of application No. 17/892,493, filed on Aug. 22, 2022.
Application 17/892,493 is a continuation of application No. 16/240,579, filed on Jan. 4, 2019, granted, now 11,422,073, issued on Aug. 23, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/089,084, filed on Dec. 8, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/061,015, filed on Oct. 7, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/928,566, filed on Jan. 17, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2023/0160793 A1, May 25, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G01N 1/31 (2006.01); G01N 1/28 (2006.01); G01N 1/30 (2006.01); B01L 9/00 (2006.01); G02B 21/34 (2006.01); H04L 12/02 (2006.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01)
CPC G01N 1/312 (2013.01) [G01N 1/2813 (2013.01); G01N 1/30 (2013.01); G01N 1/31 (2013.01); B01L 9/52 (2013.01); G01N 2001/317 (2013.01); G02B 21/34 (2013.01); H04L 12/02 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02)] 21 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
obtaining a first slide from a carriage using a slide positioner, the first slide including a sample disposed on a surface thereof, the slide positioner configured to adjust positioning of the first slide from the carriage to a position under a sled;
wherein the slide positioner is located in a housing comprising a plurality of walls configured to enclose the slide positioner and a slide dispenser unit, and wherein the slide positioner comprises a slide clamp configured to receive and move the first slide from the carriage;
wherein the carriage has a movable surface for supporting the first slide and transporting the first slide into the housing;
providing the slide dispenser unit having the sled, and dispensing a second slide down the sled to contact an upper surface of the first slide to smear the sample on the first slide, wherein the sled includes a pivot point configured to extend towards a centerline of the second slide to cause the second slide to rock about a center point thereof when the second slide is in contact with the first slide; and
repositioning the slide by the slide positioner to place the sample between a lens and a light source for imaging with an imaging device.