Patent ID: 6323040
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: B01L,G01N,G02B,Y10T

Abstract:
A biological specimen preparation system for depositing a portion of a biological specimen on a slide wherein said biological specimen is held in a vial, said biological specimen preparation system comprises:(a) a specimen processing unit having an input port for coupling to the vial containing said biological specimen and including a specimen conditioning chamber, and a specimen output port for depositing said conditioned specimen on the slide, an input channel connecting said input port to said specimen conditioning chamber and said specimen conditioning chamber having an output coupled to said specimen output port through an output channel, a first flow regulator for regulating the flow of said biological specimen through said input channel, and a second flow regulator for regulating the flow of said biological specimen through said output channel;(b) an actuation module for controlling the movement of said biological specimen in said specimen processing unit, said actuation module including an injector for injecting a portion of said biological specimen from said vial into said specimen conditioning chamber, a first actuator for actuating said first flow regulator and a second actuator for actuating said second flow regulator.