Patent ID: 8390925

Claim:
A combination of a laboratory slide and a separate slide extension for mounting, processing or storing a laboratory sample, the slide having an end, and the separate slide extension containing a recess extending inwardly from a surface of the slide extension, the slide extension being of substantially the same thickness as the slide, the slide extension being bonded to the end of the slide using a solvent resistant adhesive, the combination including; a micromodule for storing information identifying the slide, and dimensioned for receipt in the recess so that the micromodule is beneath or flush with the slide surface; an antenna for establishing communication between the micromodule and an associated electric or electronic read/write device; and at least one inert sheet formed of a material which provides a surface for writing or printing, the at least one inert sheet covering the recess and micromodule and sealing the micromodule in the recess, and the at least one inert sheet including the antenna received on one surface thereof which is on an opposite surface to the surface for writing or printing wherein the at least one inert sheet covers the antenna, and the one surface of the inert sheet having the micromodule applied thereto at a location that dimensionally aligns with the recess so the micromodule is positioned in the recess, the inert sheet having a reduced thickness to allow laboratory slides to be stacked one atop another, the at least one inert sheet extending over at least a portion of a surface of the slide and at least a portion of the surface of the slide extension.