EP 1556476 A2 20050727 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANIPULATING SAMPLES
Title (en)
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANIPULATING SAMPLES
Title (de)
VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR HANDHABUNG VON PROBEN
Title (fr)
PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF POUR MANIPULER DES ECHANTILLONS
Publication
Application
Priority
- AT 0300324 W 20031030
- AT 16492002 A 20021031
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2004039938A2] The invention relates to a method and a device for manipulating samples, in particular tissue samples, comprising at least one needle (3) for punching samples out of preparations (5), in particular at defined points on prepared tissue sections and a control device (13) for controlling the needle (3). The aim of the invention is to provide a method and a device, which allow a simple selection of desired punching positions on the preparations (5) and enable a rapid, simple and automatic manipulation of samples. To achieve this, the device is equipped with a camera (14) for capturing images of the surface of the preparations (5), in addition to a unit for superimposing the captured images of the preparations (5) on digital, microscopic images of sections of said preparations (5) that are stored in a memory, a display (12) for reproducing the superimposed images and a unit for applying markings to determine the defined punching positions, said unit being connected to the control device (13).
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
C12M 1/16 (2006.01); G01N 1/08 (2006.01); G01N 1/31 (2006.01); G02B 21/32 (2006.01); G02B 21/36 (2006.01); G01N 1/28 (2006.01); G01N 1/36 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
G01N 1/08 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 1/31 (2013.01 - EP US); G02B 21/32 (2013.01 - EP US); G02B 21/365 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 1/36 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 2001/288 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2004039938A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK
Designated extension state (EPC)
LT LV
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2004039938 A2 20040513; WO 2004039938 A3 20041125; AT 412239 B 20041125; AT A16492002 A 20040415; AU 2003277936 A1 20040525; EP 1556476 A2 20050727; US 2006147896 A1 20060706
DOCDB simple family (application)
AT 0300324 W 20031030; AT 16492002 A 20021031; AU 2003277936 A 20031030; EP 03769021 A 20031030; US 53349305 A 20050429