Automated system and method of treating tissue samples on slides

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9395284
APP PUB NO 20140329270A1
SERIAL NO

14358480

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An automated method and system for treating one or more tissue samples disposed on slides, the system comprising: a controller, a plurality of slide treatment modules arranged to receive ones of the slides; at least one fluid dispensing robot configured by the controller to dispense a plurality of reagents to said ones of the slides received in the slide treatment modules via an output nozzle disposed on the at least one fluid dispensing robot to treat said one or more tissue samples respectively; and at least one pumping means for pumping said reagents to the output nozzle of the at least one fluid dispensing robot from a plurality of reagent containers comprising said reagents, wherein the at least one fluid dispensing robot is configured by the controller to dispense said reagents in a predetermined sequence for each of the slide treatment modules to treat the one or more tissue samples disposed on each of the slides independently.

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LEICA BIOSYSTEMS MELBOURNE PTY LTD495 BLACKBURN ROAD MOUNT WAVERLEY VICTORIA 3149

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Bagnato, Stephen John Mt Waverley, AU 16 43
Drummond, Michael Houston Glen Waverley, AU 10 232
Favaloro, Anthony Richmond, AU 7 26
Restorick, Luke Caulfield South, AU 1 14

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