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Specimen processing systems and methods for preparing reagents

A technology for processing equipment and reagents, which is applied to the system for preparing samples for analysis, the sample processing system and the field of processing samples, and can solve problems such as hazardous waste

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-08-26
VENTANA MEDICAL SYST INC
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[0171] figure 1 Illustrated is a specimen processing system 100 ("system 100") that includes a protective housing 120, a slide carrier parking station 124 ("parking station 124"), an opposable carrier loading station 130 ("loading station 130"), and Reagent docking stations 140,142. System 100 is capable of automatically processing specimen-bearing slides using opposables loaded via loading station 130 to perform, for example, specimen conditioning (e.g., cell conditioning, washing, deparaffinizing, etc.), antigen retrieval, staining (e.g., , H&E staining) or other types of protocols (e.g., immunohistochemistry protocols, in situ hybridization protocols, etc.) to prepare for visual inspection, fluorescence visualization, microscopy, microanalysis, mass spectrometry, imaging (e.g. , digital imaging) or other analytical or imaging methods. The system 100 is capable of processing 20 specimen-bearing slides simultaneously using the same or different protocols to provide processi...

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Systems and methods that enable automated processing of specimens carried on microscope slides are described herein. Aspects of the technology are directed, for example, to automated slide processing apparatuses capable of dispensing liquids onto microscope slides. Additional aspects of the technology are directed to methods of dispensing liquid onto microscope slides. The apparatus can include, for example, a carousel having reservoir wells and a reagent pipette assembly having a reagent pipette movable between at least one loading position for obtaining reagent from one of the reservoir wells and at least one dispense position for dispensing reagent onto one of the microscope slides. The apparatus can also include a wash pipette assembly configured to wash the plurality of reservoir wells.

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[0001] Cross References to Related Applications [0002] This application claims the benefit and priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 746,085, filed December 26, 2012, and U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 799,098, filed March 15, 2013, both of which are passed References are incorporated herein in their entirety. technical field [0003] The present disclosure relates to systems for preparing specimens for analysis. In particular, the present disclosure relates to specimen processing systems and methods of processing specimens. Background technique [0004] A wide variety of techniques have been developed for the preparation and analysis of biological specimens. Exemplary techniques include: microscopy, microarray analysis (eg, protein and nucleic acid microarray analysis), and mass spectrometry. A specimen for analysis is prepared by applying one or more liquids to the specimen. If multiple liquids are used to process specimens, both the appl...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G01N1/31G01N35/00
CPCG01N2035/00356G01N2035/0443G01N2035/00524G01N2035/00079G01N2035/00465G01N1/312G01N2035/1037G01N35/00029G01N35/1002
Inventor L.戴森-霍兰德D.C.马尔伯格D.M.巴内特T.B.麦克唐纳德K.D.马歇尔
Owner VENTANA MEDICAL SYST INC