Patent ID: 9336593
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: G01N,G06T

Claim Text:
1. A method for performing automated digital processing of a tissue sample, the method comprising: receiving a tissue sample that is unstained and that is to be processed to produce a three-dimensional representation of the tissue sample; aligning the tissue sample with a cutting mechanism, the cutting mechanism comprising a blade that is coupled to a rotation mechanism such that the blade makes at least a first rotation around an axis point of the rotation mechanism while the tissue sample remains stationary; causing, by way of the cutting mechanism, a plurality of sections of the tissue sample to be produced; receiving each of the plurality of sections at a transporting mechanism that, without user intervention, causes the each of the plurality of sections to move from a first location to a second location on a surface of the transporting mechanism; between the first location and the second location, capturing a plurality of electronic images of the each of the plurality of sections using a plurality of image capturing devices, wherein at least one of the plurality of image capturing devices captures electromagnetic energy within a different spectral band than others of the plurality of image capturing devices; compiling the plurality of images for the each of the plurality of sections to generate a composite image for the each of the plurality of sections; and utilizing the composite images to generate the three-dimensional representation of the tissue sample.