Patent ID: 8293497

Claim:
A method for performing microdissection, the method comprising: a. providing a sample preparation; b. providing a plurality of object collection devices for collecting objects detachable from the sample preparation, the plurality of object collection devices positioned in a spatial configuration relative to one another and a distance from the sample preparation sufficient for spatial and selective collection of a plurality of the objects when the objects are detached from the sample preparation; and c. subjecting the sample preparation to laser irradiation thereby detaching and transporting: i. at least one first object from the sample preparation to a first object collection device, and ii. at least one second object from the preparation different from the first object to a second object collection device, wherein the at least one first object and the at least one second object are selected based on a position of the first collection device relative to the second collection device, such that a scaling factor of (A) the position of the first collection device relative to the second collection device versus (B) the position of the first object relative to the second object in the sample preparation is a scaling factor (A:B) greater than one, thereby microdissecting the sample preparation.