Leica Biosystems Nussloch Gmbh

Leica Microsystems Nussloch Gmbh

Leica Instruments (singapore) Pte. Ltd.

Holger Metzner

Manfred Biehl

Uwe Kiene

Roland Walter

Hermann Ulbrich

Andreas Laudat

Marc Konrad

Markus Dobusch

Stefan Künkel

Udo Herrmann

Eva Goedecke

Rolf Metzner

Eberhard Sendobry

Stefan Kuenkel

Michael Rapp

Bernd Guenther

Frank Meder

Udo Hermann

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

A method for controlling a tissue processor and a tissue processor for processing tissue samples is described. A retort is provided including a cover that can be opened and closed by an operator. The retort cover is closed prior to tissue processing. The actuation state of a first and a second operating element can be determined. An operator is prompted to confirm unlocking of the closed retort cover by actuating a second operating element. The tissue processing is interrupted when an actuation of the second operating element is determined and the closed retort cover is unlocked and is continued after the retort cover is once again locked. After having completed tissue processing the retort cover is unlocked. By means of the described method and tissue processor improper intervention during ongoing tissue processing is prevented.

Method for controlling a tissue processor and tissue processor

A tissue processor () is described, having a retort () for processing histological samples with different reagents, having multiple reagent reservoir vessels (), and having a conduit system and a control device () for delivering reagents out of the reagent reservoir vessels () into the retort (). A suction conduit () projects into each reagent reservoir vessel () through the vessel opening () for reagent withdrawal. A closure system () having an externally tapered and internally hollow closure plug () is provided for closing off the vessel opening (). The suction conduit () is guided through a cavity () of the closure plug () for reagent withdrawal.

Tissue processor

An apparatus for collecting imprinted cassettes and/or specimen slides for histological or cytological preparations comprises a motor-driven lifting platform () having panels () arranged one above another and adjustable as to height by way of the lifting platform (), for collection of the cassettes and/or specimen slides.

Apparatus for collecting imprinted cassettes and/or imprinted specimen slides for histological or cytological preparations

A panel () for receiving cassettes () and/or specimen slides () for histological or cytological preparations is embodied in rectangular fashion with two longitudinal sides (), a first narrow side () and a second narrow side (), and comprises a base () as support for the specimen slides () and/or cassettes (). Peripheral side walls () are provided on both longitudinal sides () and on the first narrow side ().

Panel for receiving cassettes and/or specimen slides for histological or cytological preparations

A delivery device ( ) for cassettes and/or specimen slides for histological preparations in a printing system ( ) is described. The cassettes and/or specimen slides are in each case arranged one above another in stack magazines ( ), a control device ( ) being provided for removal of a cassette and/or specimen slide from the stack magazines ( ). The improvement comprises a drive shaft ( ) having a motor ( ) for at least two stack magazines ( ), and the motor ( ) is connected to the control device ( ).

Delivery device for cassettes and/or specimen slides for histological preparations in a printing system

An apparatus ( ) for drying solvent-based ink is described, in which the ink is applied onto plastic cassettes for histological preparations and/or on glass specimen slides ( ) for microscopic thin sections. The apparatus ( ) comprises a hot-air blower ( ) and/or a flash device ( ) for drying the ink.

Device for drying solvent-based ink

A method and an apparatus for printing onto plastic cassettes for histological preparations and/or onto glass specimen slides for microscopic thin sections are described, in which a computing device ( ) is provided to control the printing device ( ), and the printing device ( ) comprises an inkjet printer for printing onto the cassettes and/or specimen slides. The ink is pre-dried by way of a hot-air drier ( ) and completely dried by way of a flash device ( ).

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Holger Metzner