Treatment device for treating histological or cytological samples

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10151673
APP PUB NO 20180003600A1
SERIAL NO

15629822

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A treatment device (1) for treating histological or cytological samples has a plurality of containers (6) for different treatment agents and a detection apparatus (2) for detecting a code which unequivocally identifies a type of a treatment agent or a type of a group of treatment agents from a package or replacement container of a treatment agent or group of treatment agents. The device furthermore has an evaluation apparatus (18) that, based on a detected code, ascertains which of the containers is or are to be replenished or replaced, and an indicating apparatus (4) which communicates to a user the ascertained container (6) or containers (6) that is or are to be replenished or replaced. The indicating apparatus may include a display (5) presenting a schematic image of the plurality of containers (6) with image(s) of each ascertained container being marked, and/or a light source (15) that illuminates each ascertained container.

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  • LEICA BIOSYSTEMS NUSSLOCH GMBH

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Neef, Bernhard Nussloch, DE 9 55
Wittmann, Markus Heidelberg, DE 9 9

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