Inspection system with specimen preview
CA 2295918 A1 · Owner: Accumed International, Inc. · Inventors: Pressman, Norman J.; Domanik, Richard A.
Overview
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A specimen preview and inspection system is disclosed. The system beneficially includes a preview stage, which provides a set of biasing-information for preview by a technician before the technician formally screens the specimen. The preview stage enables the technician to conveniently review information pertinent to the specimen at issue. The preview stage may thereby bias or , channel, the technician's attention during screening toward diagnostically significant aspects of the specimen. The invention is particularly useful in the context of Pap smear screening, although the invention may extend to inspection of other types of specimens or samples as well.
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- Filed July 17, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended July 17, 2018.
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