Patent ID: 8647836
Filing Date: 2014-02-11
Classification: C12Q,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for allocating identification information to tissue slice supports presented to a technician working on a microtome, the method comprising the steps of: supporting a tissue sample holder having identification information in a microtome, the tissue sample holder containing a tissue sample and the identification information relating to the tissue sample; cutting-off a thin tissue sample slice from the tissue sample held in the tissue sample holder using a microtome slicing element so that the cut tissue sample slice may be manually removed from the microtome and stretched in a liquid bath prior to being manually mounted onto a tissue slice support; detecting the identification information of the tissue sample holder when the tissue sample holder is disposed in the microtome; automatically transferring at least a portion of the identification information to a tissue slice support labeling mechanism; disposing the at least a portion of the identification information onto a tissue slice support using the labeling mechanism; and dispensing a tissue slice support subsequent to labeling thereof using a tissue slice support dispenser.