Leica Microsystems Nussloch Gmbh

Leica Instruments Pte. Ltd.

Leica Microsystem Nussloch Gmbh

Eric Barth

Stefan Thiem

Stefan Kuenkel

Martin Wernz

Joachim Glasenapp

Ralf Kaltenmeier

An apparatus for treating objects, in particular cytological or histological specimens, having multiple processing stations () and a transport device () for delivering the objects into and out of the processing stations (), is characterized in that the transport device () comprises a robot arm () that is movable in three dimensions and provides for arbitrary positioning of the objects.

Apparatus for treating cytological or histological specimens

An apparatus for treating objects, in particular cytological or histological specimens, having multiple processing stations and a transport device for delivering the objects into and out of the processing stations, is characterized in that at least one running-water station (), having an inflow () and an outflow (), is provided as a processing station.

Apparatus for treating objects

An automatic stainer for staining objects, arranged on slides for microscopic examination is described. The automatic stainer has multiple reagent containers arranged one behind another for treating the objects. The slides pass through the reagent containers in succession, a transport basket for receiving multiple slides being provided. Multiple transport baskets can be received simultaneously in respective different reagent containers, and are simultaneously lifted out of the respective reagent container by way of a motorized transport mechanism having a lifting device and are respectively transported on into an adjacent reagent container. A removal station that has a collecting reagent container for the simultaneous reception of multiple transport baskets is arranged at the end of the row of reagent containers.

Automatic stainer for staining objects for microscopic examination

A description is given of an automatic embedding machine (1) for treating samples for histological examinations, having a plurality of containers (4, 5) which are arranged one beside the other. The containers (4, 5) are each assigned an object holder (6), the object holders (6) being fastened on a turntable (7) provided over the containers (4, 5). The turntable (7) is connected to a central guide rod (8). The guide rod (8) is designed such that it can be moved perpendicularly with respect to the direction of rotation of the turntable (7). A vacuum device (9) for producing a vacuum in at least one of the containers (4, 5) is integrated in the automatic embedding machine (1).

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Eric Barth