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Abstract

A biological specimen processing dish assembly includes a dish portion for use in treating specimens such as oocytes, embryos, tissues, and the like sequientially with different reagents or media. The dish includes a plurality of geometrically arranged wells disposed in related sets. The wells are operative to receive reagents or media for the use in treatment of the specimens in question. The specimens can be subjected to a sequence of different treatment media in the wells in a set thereof so as to provide a coherant device for subjecting specimens to a treatment procedure that requires the specimens to be subjected to different media or reagents during sequencial steps in the treatment protocol. The dish can be partially filled with a layer of oil that overlies the reagents in the wells and protects the specimens from exposure to air during the treatment protocol. The dish can be provided with an internal partition that segments the dish so as to provide a plurality of wells that will not be covered by the oil layer. The assembly can also include a cover for overlying the dish so as to provide areas where protocol information can be displayed to enable the technician to properly use the dish assembly in performance of the treatment protocols.

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