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Systems and methods for the automated pre-treatment and processing of biological samples

  • US 7,603,201 B2
  • Filed: 01/23/2006
  • Issued: 10/13/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for processing slides, comprising:

  • introducing one or more new slides into one of a plurality of stainers;

    obtaining slide identification information for at least one of the one or more new slides;

    obtaining a treatment protocol sequence for the at least one of the one or more new slides from a centralized database associated with the plurality of stainers using the slide identification information;

    determining if an adequate quantity of reagents to be used in the treatment protocol sequence is available on the one of the plurality of stainers; and

    processing at the one of the plurality of stainers the at least one of the one or more new slides according to commands in a command list corresponding to the treatment protocol sequence for the at least one of the one or more new slides.

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