Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.

Miroslav Holubec

William L Richards

Kurt Reinhardt

Kendall B Hendrick

Charles Daniel Lemme

Wayne A Showalter

Austin Micheil Ashby

Glen Ward

Kimberly Christensen

Andrew Ghusson

Devon C Campbell

Vince Rizzo

Parula Mehta

Brandon Ambler

Matthew Freeman

Rick Griebel

Chris Borchert

Darin McDaniel

Vincent R Rizzo

David Bryant

Scott Taft

Wayne Showalter

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

An automated rotary microtome blade changing apparatus, comprising an upper stage being adapted to releasably engage a supply cartridge and a waste cartridge, the upper stage having a loading segment adapted to engage and move blades contained within the supply cartridge into a cutting position; clamping means for releasably holding the blades in place for cutting operations; power means for driving the movement of blades and clamping mechanisms; and electronic control means for integrating all of the functions of the apparatus.

Automated microtome blade changer

The present invention provides a more efficient and faster way to prepare tissue samples for sectioning. More particularly, in accordance with the present invention, a tissue sample is embedded in a porous embedding media in a desired orientation, processed, and sectioned all while being held in the porous embedding media. The post-tissue processing step of manual embedding in paraffin is eliminated from the process.

Method and apparatus for preparing tissue samples for sectioning

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Tucson, AZ, United States of America

Miroslav Holubec