Patent ID: 7508583
Filing Date: 2009-03-24
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. A slide imaging system, comprising: a plurality of slide cassettes, each cassette configured for accessibly storing a plurality of specimen slides; a plurality of imagers sharing a single slide stage having at least two slide mounting areas, each imager operatively coupled with one or more processors for processing images obtained of respective specimen slides retrieved from the storage cassettes, wherein the plurality of imagers are configured to substantially co-temporally capture images from respective slides mounted in the single slide stage and wherein at least two of the plurality of imagers are mounted one atop the other; and a slide transport system including a movable arm having a slide engagement mechanism, the slide transport system configured for retrieving slides from the slide cassettes and positioning them on the shared slide stage, and for retrieving slides from the shared slide stage and transporting them to a respective storage cassette.