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| 8409506 | Apparatus for execution of treatment operations in connection with colouring of tissue specimens on object glasses An apparatus for automatic execution of different treatment operations in connection with staining of tissue specimens on microscope slides, wherein the apparatus (1) comprises a loading station (2) for microscope slides (7) with tissue specimen... | 04/02/2013 |
| 8388891 | Automated system and method of processing biological specimens An apparatus including at least one of a stainer module and a coverslipper module; an imaging module; a storage module; an automated transport module for transporting at least one slide between at least one of the stainer module and the coverslipper module, the imag... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8372341 | Assay device processing apparatus and method Assay device processing apparatus includes a rotatably mounted assay device vessel support; and a drive for rotating the support. The support is rotatable about a substantially horizontal first axis so that, upon rotation, an assay device vessel attached to the supp... | 02/12/2013 |
| 8349255 | Tissue processing system and method A tissue processing system includes a tray and a processing component. The processing component has teeth configured to dice, mince, and mix the tissue in the tray. In some versions, teeth of a rotary member mesh with teeth of a stationary member, such that the tiss... | 01/08/2013 |
| 8337754 | Automated developer for immuno-stained biological samples Disclosed herein are systems and methods for the developing of immuno-stained biological samples. The systems disclosed herein are automated and are configured to control one or more steps of the developing procedure. Reagents may be added using automatic syringe di... | 12/25/2012 |
| 8329102 | Conveying device and sample processing method A conveying device, intended for use in conveying a rack, which holds a sample container, to a sample supplying position for supplying a sample in the sample container to a sample processing device for processing the sample, comprising a conveying section for convey... | 12/11/2012 |
| 8318095 | Apparatus for execution of treatment operations in connection with colouring of tissue specimens on object glasses An apparatus for automatic execution of different treatment operations in connection with staining of tissue specimens on microscope slides, wherein the apparatus (1) comprises a loading station (2) for microscope slides (7) with tissue specimen... | 11/27/2012 |
| 8313713 | Stabilizing a cuvette during measurement A device and method solves the problems of improving precision, in particular in reducing movement of a cuvette, particularly lateral or side to side movement of a cuvette, during the measurement process. The device, which stabilizes a cuvette during a measurement r... | 11/20/2012 |
| 8309027 | Specimen preparation apparatus, specimen preparation/analysis system and specimen plate Provided is a specimen preparation apparatus capable of supplying a specimen from the specimen preparation apparatus to a specimen analyzer without burdening an operator. This specimen preparation apparatus comprises a stained specimen preparation part for preparing... | 11/13/2012 |
| 8309026 | Specimen preprocessing system A specimen preprocessing system includes a determination section for determining with respect to a height of a specimen container; a specimen container lifting mechanism for lifting an opening portion of the specimen container held in a specimen rack to a same prede... | 11/13/2012 |
| 8298484 | Analyzing apparatus The present invention relates to an analyzer (1) which includes a placement part (11) for placing an analysis piece, and a photometric measurer (7) for photometric measurement of the analysis piece (2). In the analyzer (1), the pla... | 10/30/2012 |
| 8293175 | Assay system An assay apparatus comprising: i) an assay cartridge (52, 53) comprising at least one well (57-62) and a pipette (50) positionable in at least one said well; ii) a holder arranged to receive said cartridge; iii) drive means operable to po... | 10/23/2012 |
| 8277730 | Tissue infiltration method A tissue infiltration apparatus (1) for specimens present in cassettes (5) comprises at least two liquid containers (7, 11, 13, 15) and a transport apparatus (6). Multiple cassettes (5) are receivable in a transport basket (4 | 10/02/2012 |
| 8262994 | Analyzer An analyzer comprising: a first specimen holder configured to hold a plurality of first specimen containers; a conveying assembly for conveying the first specimen containers held in the first specimen holder; a second specimen holder arranged at a position higher th... | 09/11/2012 |
| 8252232 | Automated system for storing, retrieving and managing sample An automated storage system for storing large quantities of samples in trays includes a storage compartment, a tray shuttle compartment abutting the storage compartment on one side and a plurality of independent modules on the other side. The modules perform process... | 08/28/2012 |
| 8252233 | Automatic analyzer and sample-processing system A sample-processing system that improves total system processing efficiency, and reduces a sample-processing time, by establishing a functionally independent relationship between a rack conveyance block with rack supply, conveyance, and recovery functions, and a pro... | 08/28/2012 |
| 8246908 | Small size gene analysis apparatus By the conventional technique for dispensing more than one reagents accurately, the system is complicated and thus a compact and inexpensive system is difficult to realize. In the present invention, the pressurized dispensing system utilizing a capillary is realized... | 08/21/2012 |
| 8241568 | Reaction tank A reaction tank for causing a reaction for analyzing a specimen in a humidity-applied atmosphere in a storage vessel, includes a humidifying unit that includes a water reservoir reserving water and a humidifier releasing moisture of the water reservoir to an inside ... | 08/14/2012 |
| 8231828 | Small size gene analysis apparatus By the conventional technique for dispensing more than one reagents accurately, the system is complicated and thus a compact and inexpensive system is difficult to realize. In the present invention, the pressurized dispensing system utilizing a capillary is realized... | 07/31/2012 |
| 8231829 | Device for manipulating at least one specimen slide A device for manipulating at least one specimen slide. The device includes a first sensor unit operable to sense a first rotation of a first component of the device about at least one first axis of a three-dimensional coordinate system. A second sensor unit is opera... | 07/31/2012 |
| 8221683 | Specimen preparation apparatus, specimen preparation/analysis system and specimen plate Provided is a specimen preparation apparatus capable of supplying a specimen from the specimen preparation apparatus to a specimen analyzer without burdening an operator. This specimen preparation apparatus comprises a stained specimen preparation part for preparing... | 07/17/2012 |
| 8216511 | Specimen rack and specimen carrier system A specimen rack and a specimen carrier system includes a luminous body disposed on a vicinity of a specimen container loading slot to notify, to an operator, information concerning an analyzing situation and condition of the specimen contained in the specimen contai... | 07/10/2012 |
| 8158060 | Sample analyzer and sample container supplying apparatus A sample analyzer for analyzing a sample comprising: a sample container receiver capable of receiving either one of a manually supplied sample container and an automatically supplied; a container holder receiver for receiving a container holder holding at least one ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8158061 | Automated slide staining apparatus A slide stainer assembly is disclosed. The slide stainer includes a slide carrier that is configured to carry one or more laboratory slides and a plurality of slide processing stations for processing the slides. A transport member including a plurality of engagement... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8128870 | Drug discovery screening apparatus A drug discovery screening apparatus improves a testing operation efficiency. The drug discovery screening apparatus comprises an image measurement unit, an incubator unit integrally connected to the image measurement unit, a fixed stage disposed at the incubator un... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8105535 | Pipette tip supplier, sample analyzer and pipette tip supplying method The present invention is to present a pipette tip supplier which is capable of convey the pipette tip smoothly. The pipette tip supplier 30 comprises: container 31 for containing pipette tips 3; separator 36 for separating pipette tips on... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8092743 | Device for handling laboratory samples A device for handling of laboratory samples includes at least one gripper movable from above over a sample. The gripper includes multiple fingers arranged around an axis, an elastic finger mount, and an actuator mechanism structured and arranged to move the fingers ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8088330 | Apparatus and method for preparing sliced specimen Sliced specimens can be automatically and continuously prepared and burdens of an operator can be reduced while accuracy required for the sliced specimen is maintained. The sliced specimen is prepared by relatively moving a specimen block transfer section and a cutt... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8083994 | System and method for selectively extracting individual vials from an array of vials within a rack An automated storage system for storing large quantities of samples in trays includes a storage compartment, a tray shuttle compartment abutting the storage compartment on one side and a plurality of independent modules on the other side. The modules perform process... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8083995 | Sample processing apparatus and sample processing system The present invention is to present a sample processing system that is capable of reducing the tasks involved in the connection of the transporting apparatus. The sample processing system comprises: the transporting apparatus 11 for transporting the sample co... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8080204 | Two dimensional sample handler A method for positioning a sample in a diagnostic analyzer includes: providing two or more sample carriers on a conveyor; providing a fixed registration element for each sample carrier at predetermined locations along the conveyor; providing a flexure device positio... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8071026 | Tissue Processor A tissue processor is described that comprises a retort for processing histological samples using various reagents, a plurality of exchangeable reagent supply containers that each comprise at least one container opening, a system of conduits, a control device for co... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8052928 | Tissue infiltration apparatus A tissue infiltration apparatus (1) for specimens present in cassettes (5). comprises at least two liquid containers (7, 11, 13, 15) and a transport apparatus (6). A liquid having a definable property is introducible into a liquid contain... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8043561 | Analyzer, conveyance device, and transport anomaly determination method Analyzers are described that include a conveyance device for transporting containers which contain analyte, each container having identification information; an identification information reader for reading an identification information of a container transported at... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8034293 | Automated diagnostic workstation A flexible diagnostic workstation comprises is equipped to read label information on well strips of loaded well plates and on loaded reagent kit holders, automatically perform the pre-analytical steps of an immuno-assay which consists of a sequence of operations in ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8025842 | Apparatus and method for preparing sliced specimen Sliced specimens can be automatically and continuously prepared and burdens of an operator can be reduced while accuracy required for the sliced specimen is maintained. The sliced specimen is prepared by relatively moving a specimen block transfer section and a cutt... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8017077 | Staining and sticking system The staining and sticking system includes a staining device and a sticking device provided separately from the staining device. The staining device stains a specimen in a predetermined color by dipping a basket containing a glass slide with the specimen in a plurali... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7998409 | Specimen-transport module for multi-instrument clinical workcell A specimen-transport module adapted for use with each of a plurality of specimen-processing instruments of a multi-instrument clinical workcell. Such module is adapted to transport individual racks of specimen-containers relative to a specimen-aspiration probe of an... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7998408 | Apparatus for execution of treatment operations on microscope slides with tissue specimens An apparatus for automatic execution of different treatment operations in connection with staining of tissue specimens on microscope slides, wherein the apparatus (1) comprises an assembly of vessels (4) for receiving different liquids for staining of ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7988913 | Biochemical reaction cartridge A biochemical reaction cartridge includes an injection port for injecting a specimen, a chamber for containing the specimen therein, a chamber for containing a reagent for treating the specimen, nozzle ports for applying or reducing pressure by using fluid. In the c... | 08/02/2011 |
