Global Patent Index - EP 3956671 A1

EP 3956671 A1 20220223 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SCANNING MICROSCOPE SLIDES

Title (en)

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SCANNING MICROSCOPE SLIDES

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM SCANNEN VON OBJEKTTRÄGERN

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ ET DISPOSITIF POUR LE BALAYAGE DE LAMES PORTE-OBJETS

Publication

EP 3956671 A1 20220223 (DE)

Application

EP 20720736 A 20200407

Priority

  • DE 102019109962 A 20190415
  • DE 2020100283 W 20200407

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2020211901A1] The invention relates to a method for scanning microscope slides using a device with at least one feed unit for microscope slide holders, at least two microscope slide scanners, at least one depositing device, and at least one industrial robot, having the steps of: a) loading the feed unit with at least one microscope slide holder, which holds at least one microscope slide, b) removing the microscope slide from the at least one microscope slide holder, c) inserting the removed microscope slide into one of the microscope slide scanners, d) removing the microscope slide from one of the microscope slide scanners, and e) depositing the microscope slide in the depositing device, wherein steps b) to e) are carried out by at least one industrial robot.

IPC 8 full level

G01N 35/00 (2006.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); G01N 35/10 (2006.01); G02B 21/32 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G01N 35/00029 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 35/0099 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 35/10 (2013.01 - EP); G02B 21/32 (2013.01 - EP); G02B 21/34 (2013.01 - US); B25J 11/00 (2013.01 - EP); B25J 15/00 (2013.01 - EP); G01N 2035/00039 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 2035/00138 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102019109962 A1 20201015; CN 113692538 A 20211123; EP 3956671 A1 20220223; JP 2022530350 A 20220629; JP 7522762 B2 20240725; US 2022187329 A1 20220616; WO 2020211901 A1 20201022

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102019109962 A 20190415; CN 202080029148 A 20200407; DE 2020100283 W 20200407; EP 20720736 A 20200407; JP 2021561680 A 20200407; US 202017602312 A 20200407