Leica Biosystems Nussloch Gmbh

Leica Instruments (singapore) Pte. Ltd.

Eva Goedecke

Hermann Ulbrich

Holger Metzner

Udo Herrmann

Marc Konrad

Stefan Kuenkel

Michael Rapp

Markus Dobusch

A method and an apparatus are described for infiltrating tissue samples with carrier material, preferably paraffin. A supply of carrier material is kept ready for use in a supply station. From there, the carrier material can be delivered into at least a first and a second container. In these first and second containers carrier materials of differing degrees of purity are kept ready for use, respectively, for performing various infiltration steps on tissue samples. By means of the described method and apparatus the tissue processor can be operated with as little interruptions as possible and an ease in operation is achieved.

Method and apparatus for infiltrating tissue samples with paraffin

A method for operating a tissue processor and a respective tissue processor for performing this method are described for the processing tissue samples. The tissue processor comprises at least one retort for receiving the tissue samples and at least one container for receiving a process medium. The process medium is transferred at least one of from the container into the retort and from the retort into the container. A value is automatically measured in the course of transferring the process medium, the value representing a characteristic property of the process medium. The process medium is identified based on the value.

Method for operating a tissue processor, and tissue processor

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Plankstadt, Germany

Eva Goedecke