Automatic sample making device

Abstract

An automatic sample preparing apparatus includes a smearing part 1, a cassette 2, a carrying part 3, a loading part 4, a dyeing part 5 and a storing part 6. The smearing part 1 functions to smear samples onto slide glasses. The cassette 2 comprises a holding part, being capable of holding a piece of slide glass 10 and a liquid, and a suspension part connecting to said holding part. The carrying part 3 is for setting and carrying said cassette. The holding part 4 is for holding the smeared slide glass 10 in said cassette 2. The dyeing part 5 dyes the smeared slide glass 10. The keeping part 6 keeps the cassette wherein the smear slide glass 10 is hold. The apparatus can automatically perform all the steps of a sample preparation process from smearing to dyeing and with which there is no wasting of dyeing liquid.

Description

technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a box for storing glass slides and an automatic sample preparation device, more specifically, to a box for storing glass slides for samples for transportation and staining work, etc. An automatic sample preparation device that prepares samples by smearing blood or automatically stains blood-smeared glass slides to prepare samples. Background technique [0002] As an existing automatic sample preparation device that automatically smears blood on a slide glass for samples to prepare a sample, there is known a device (device A) disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 3-94159. It has a supply section that stacks a plurality of slides, a moving section that moves the slides laterally one by one from the supply section, and a section that sends the slides transported by the moving section to the next process. A shipping section and a storage section where processed slides are stored; in the shipping section, b...

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That is, the container for storing slides (holding container for staining) used in apparatus B is designed to store up to 50 slides, and therefore, in the case of a small number of samples of only a few slides, A large amount of staining solution is also required for a sample of about 50 pieces, which is not suitable

In addition, in the device C, although there is an advantage that there is no waste of staining solution even if the number of samples is small, since the staining tank as the staining container is fixed on the belt, it is difficult to carry out or move the slide glass. issues such as reduced degrees of freedom in handling and control

[0006] Furthermore, in apparatus B and apparatus C, since the slide glass that has been smeared is stained, it is necessary to use another device to carry out the work of smearing on the slide glass in such a configuration.

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