AUTOMATIC DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT DETECTION REACTIONS, AND METHOD FOR DOSING REAGENTS ONTO MICROSCOPE SLIDES
First Claim
1. Automatic device to meter reagents onto a multitude of slides comprisingholding devices for a multitude of slides each containing a plurality of separated slots which are adapted to absorb cell or tissue samples,a dosing head unit with a plurality of reservoirs which are adapted to absorb liquid reagents and which have a metering valve at the end/side facing the slots to dose and apply the reagents into the slots, anda positioning device to position the reservoirs of the dosing head unit above the respective slots of the slides.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an automatic device to meter reagents onto a multitude of slides comprising holding devices for a multitude of slides which contain each a multitude of separated slots which are adapted to absorb cell or tissue samples; a dosing head unit with a multitude of reservoirs which are adapted to absorb liquid reagents and which have a metering valve at the end/side facing the slots to dose and apply the reagents into the slots; a positioning device to position the reservoirs of the dosing head unit above the respective slots of the slides.
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1. Automatic device to meter reagents onto a multitude of slides comprising
holding devices for a multitude of slides each containing a plurality of separated slots which are adapted to absorb cell or tissue samples, a dosing head unit with a plurality of reservoirs which are adapted to absorb liquid reagents and which have a metering valve at the end/side facing the slots to dose and apply the reagents into the slots, and a positioning device to position the reservoirs of the dosing head unit above the respective slots of the slides.
- 36. Dosing head to be used in an automatic device to meter reagents onto a multitude of slides comprising a multitude of reservoirs which are adapted to absorb liquid reagents and which at one end/side contain a metering valve to dose and apply the reagents onto the slides and at the other end opposite to the metering valve contain a gastight cover, whereby the average volume of the reservoirs is at least 1.5 ml and preferably at least 2.5 ml.
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