Patent ID: 6720191
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
In a method of designating location of selected and identified cellular material gathered on a transporting substrate from a tissue sample which comprises the steps of:providing a transporting substrate; providing a mapped location on the transporting substrate; placing at least a segment of selectively activated coating on one side of the transporting substrate at the mapped location on the transporting substrate, the segment of selectively activated coating becoming adhesive to the tissue sample upon activation; moving the transporting substrate to place the selectively activated coating at the mapped location in apposition to identified cellular material of the tissue sample which is to be extracted; impressing the transporting substrate toward the tissue sample to bring the selectively activated coating in contact with the identified cellular material of the tissue sample, the impressing occurring through a device from the group consisting of a strut arrays a linear spoke array, and a circular spoke array; selectively activating the selectively activated coating to form an adhesive region on the transporting substrate for adhering to the identified cellular material; and, removing the transporting substrate with the identified cellular material of the tissue sample being attached to the adhesive region whereby the identified cellular material from the tissue sample is at the mapped location on the transporting substrate.