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US 2021/0172969 A1Published application
Automated slide processing systems, consumable slide processing modules, and reagent cartridges
AssigneeVentana Medical Systems, Inc.
InventorDaniel O'Connor
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Abstract
Systems and methods that enable automated processing of specimens carried on microscope slides are described herein. Aspects of the technology are directed, for example, to an automated staining system including a dispensing instrument that receives a processing module to deliver reagent to a reaction chamber of the slide processing module. The processing module can carry fresh reagents, waste material, and the side.
Claims33
An automated slide staining system, comprising:
- a high-temperature slide processing module including
- a plurality of reagents,
- a reaction cell configured to at least partially define a reaction chamber along a specimen-bearing surface of a microscope slide that is carried by the high-temperature slide processing module, and
- a fluid circuit that allows the reagents to be delivered to the reaction chamber, the reaction cell is sealed to inhibit boiling of one or more of the reagents in the reaction chamber.
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An automated staining system, comprising:
- a slide processing module including
- a flow cell configured to sealingly contact a specimen-bearing surface of a microscope slide to provide a reaction chamber along the specimen-bearing surface, and
- a capsule receiver fluidly coupled to the flow cell and including a chamber, and
- a reagent cartridge that holds a plurality of capsules each containing reagent, the reagent cartridge sequentially feeds the capsules to the capsule receiver;
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- a staining instrument operable to cause a respective one of the capsules that has been delivered to the chamber to release reagent such that the released reagent is delivered to the reaction chamber.
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An automated staining system, comprising:
- a slide processing module including
- a base platform,
- a flow cell supported by the base platform and configured to sealingly contact a specimen-bearing surface of the microscope slide to define a reaction chamber,
- a reagent cartridge containing a set of reagent capsules for staining a specimen carried on the specimen-bearing surface of the microscope slide, and
- a capsule receiver carried by the base platform and fluidly coupled to the flow cell, the capsule receiver sequentially receives the reagent capsules from the reagent cartridge such that reagent released by the received reagent capsule flows into the reaction chamber.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.