Device and method of staining an organic material on a slide

A device for staining an organic element on at least one slide, said slide defining an axis contained within the plane of the slide, the device comprising:

• at least one slide support on which is positioned the slide holding the organic element;
• at least one means for spreading a staining fluid and/or a rinsing fluid on the slide, paired with a means for relative displacement in translation in relation to the slide along the axis of the slide, the spreading means having an element extending along an axis perpendicular to the axis of the slide and supplied with spreading fluid;
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• at least one suction means for suctioning the staining fluid and/or the rinsing fluid, said suction means being paired with a means for relative displacement in translation in relation to the slide along the axis of said slide;
• said device further comprising a controller simultaneously controlling the spreading of the rinsing fluid by the spreading means and the suction of the rinsing fluid by the suction means, whereby creating on the slide, between the spreading means and the suction means, a turbulent flow cleaning the impurities of the organic element spread over the slide without detaching the cells contained in the organic element.

A method for staining an organic element on at least one slide, said slide defining an axis contained within the plane of the slide, the method being characterized in that it comprises the following steps:

• positioning at least one slide holding the organic element on at least one slide support;
• spreading a staining fluid and/or a rinsing fluid on the slide by means of an element extending along an axis perpendicular to the axis of the slide;
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• suctioning the staining fluid and/or a rinsing fluid by means of an element extending along an axis perpendicular to the axis of the slide;
• wherein spreading of the rinsing fluid is performed simultaneously to suctioning the rinsing fluid, whereby creating on the slide, a turbulent flow cleaning the impurities of the organic element spread over the slide without detaching the cells contained in the organic element.