Patent ID: 6924889

Claim:
A laser capture microdissection method, comprising: providing a sample that is to undergo laser capture microdissection; positioning said sample on a translation stage of a laser capture microdissection instrument and within an optical axis of said laser capture microdissection instrument, said translation stage including a vacuum chuck having a beam path hole through which said optical axis extends; holding a sample holder in a position over said beam path hole, said sample being located upon said sample holder; providing a transfer film carrier having a substrate surface and a laser capture microdissection transfer film coupled to said substrate surface; placing said laser capture microdissection transfer film in juxtaposition with said sample with a pressure sufficient to allow laser capture microdissection transfer of a portion of said sample to said laser capture microdissection transfer film, without forcing nonspecific transfer of a remainder of said sample to said laser capture microdisection film; and then transferring a portion of said sample to said laser capture microdissection transfer film, without forcing nonspecific transfer of a remainder of said sample to said laser capture microdissection transfer film.