Smear preparation apparatus and smear preparation method
US11287355B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 25, 2020 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 25, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N1/2813
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A smear preparing apparatus may include: a staining unit including staining tanks that are configured to receive glass slides smeared with samples and to accommodate a staining solution used to stain the samples smeared on the glass slides; a transfer unit that holds the glass slides and transfers the glass slides to the staining unit; a fluid circuit that supplies the staining solution to each of the staining tanks in the staining unit; and a controller that determines a staining tank used for staining processing among the staining tanks in response to a manipulation by a user.
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