DEVICES AND COMPONENTS FOR AUTOMATED TISSUE PROCESSING AND STAINING AND USES THEREOF

摘要

A tissue staining device (100) comprises: (a) a microscope slide carousel (105), wherein the microscope slide carousel (105) is configured to rotate on a first axis of rotation (230), and wherein the microscope slide carousel (105) comprises at least one microscope slide cartridge stall (106), and (b) a reagent assembly (110) comprising: (i) a reagent carousel (113), wherein the reagent carousel (113) is configured to rotate on a second axis of rotation (310), and wherein the reagent carousel (113) comprises at least one reagent holder, (ii) a dispensing actuator (115), and wherein the reagent carousel (113) is positioned above the microscope slide carousel (105), and wherein the reagent carousel (113) and the microscope slide carousel (105) are positioned such that when a reagent is placed in the reagent carousel (113) the reagent can flow from the reagent carousel (113) to the microscope slide carousel (105).