Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.

Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc.

Accelerate Giagnostics, Inc.

Andrew Ghusson

William L Richards

Wayne A Showalter

Charles Daniel Lemme

Kurt Reinhardt

Austin Micheil Ashby

Devon C Campbell

Glen Ward

Kimberly Christensen

Vince Rizzo

Miroslav Holubec

Parula Mehta

Kendall B Hendrick

Brandon Ambler

Chris Borchert

Matthew Freeman

Rick Griebel

Wayne Showalter

Paul Richards

Phillip Charles Halbert

Steven W Metzger

Kevin David Marshall

Matthew Ketterer

Solene Bourgeois

Matthew Mette

David Bryant

Josh Harrison

Jasmin Cote

Alena Shamsheyeva

Oleg Gusyatin

Landon Prisbrey

Ben Turng

Ken Hance

Meghan Mensack

Carlos Michel

Elke Allers

Dulini Gamage

Vincent R Rizzo

Brian Howard Kram

Anthony L Hartman

Chad Wilkinson

Rodney Kugizaki

Alain L Larson

Catherine Wolf

Kenneth Robert Hance

Mirek Holubec

Lisa Jensen-Long

Kevin Knapp

Vincent J Rizzo, Jr

Solène Bourgeois

Vince R Rizzo

Devon Campbell

Vincent Rizzo

An automated system is provided for performing slide processing operations on slides bearing biological samples. In one embodiment, the disclosed system includes a slide tray holding a plurality of slides in a substantially horizontal position and a workstation that receives the slide tray. In a particular embodiment, a workstation delivers a reagent to slide surfaces without substantial transfer of reagent (and reagent borne contaminants such as dislodged cells) from one slide to another. A method for automated processing of slides also is provided.

Automated high volume slide processing system

A system for automated microorganism identification and antibiotic susceptibility testing comprising a reagent cartridge, a reagent stage, a cassette, a cassette, stage, a pipettor assembly, an optical detection system, and a controller is disclosed. The system is designed to dynamically adjust motor idle torque to control heat load and employs a fast focus process for determining the true focus position of an individual microorganism. The system also may quantify the relative abundance of viable microorganisms in a sample using dynamic dilution, and facilitate growth of microorganisms in customized media for rapid, accurate antimicrobial susceptibility testing.

Instrument and system for rapid microorganism identification and antimicrobial agent susceptibility testing

A system for automated microorganism identification and antibiotic susceptibility testing comprising a reagent cartridge, a reagent stage, a cassette, a cassette, stage, a pipettor assembly, an optical detection system, and a controller is disclosed. The system is designed to dynamically adjust motor idle torque to control heat load and employs a fast focus process for determining the true focus position of an individual microorganism. The system also may quantify the relative abundance of viable microorganisms in a sample using dynamic dilution, and facilitate growth of microorganisms in customized media for rapid, accurate antimicrobial susceptibility testing. Automated quality control test components and methods of their use are also disclosed.

Instrument and system for rapid microogranism identification and antimicrobial agent susceptibility testing

An apparatus and method are described that achieve independent and simultaneous processing of a plurality of substrate-supported biological samples. In one embodiment, substrate holders arranged in a minor arc are independently moveable between a processing position and an access position, and reagents are delivered to substrates held in the substrate holders through a nozzle plate that moves along the arc of substrate holders. The disclosed apparatus and method are particularly suited for implementation of lean processing of biological samples.

Apparatus and method for biological sample processing

Apparatus and methods for automatically staining or treating multiple tissue samples mounted on slides are provided, in which the slides and reagent bottles are held in fixed position, and the reagent, wash and coverslipping solutions brought to the slides. Alternatively, the slides are held in fixed position, while the reagent, wash and coverslipping solutions brought to the slides.

Automated molecular pathology apparatus having fixed slide platforms

The present invention introduces a radically different way of accelerating biomolecule conjugates into tissue, and hence towards their targets for purposes of tissue staining. The invention provides for an order of magnitude improvement over the prior art diffusion process used to stain tissue. The invention comprises a method of tissue staining by applying an electric field to a tissue sample in the presence of an electrolyte and biomolecular conjugates of interest suspended in the electrolyte. Typical staining times are reduced to seconds as opposed to 30-120 minutes common in the prior art. The invention is also directed to devices for performing the method.

Apparatus for electrophoretic in situ tissue staining

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Andrew Ghusson