Reagent cassette

US11992845B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• LEICA BIOSYSTEMS MELBOURNE PTY LTD · AU

Inventors

• Paul Darbyshire · Melbourne, AU
• Maxim Stanislaw Pamieta · Melbourne, AU
• Mark Wilcock · Melbourne, AU
• Gregory William BOYES · Croydon, AU

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 13, 2019
• Grant date: May 28, 2024
• Expiry date: Jul 13, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B01L2300/123
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A cassette for arranging and loading reagent containers into a staining apparatus includes a housing with a base and walls upstanding from the base to define a plurality of compartments. Each compartment is configured for receiving a reagent container. The housing includes two portions, pivotably coupled together at respective first ends thereof, and configured to pivot between an open configuration and a closed configuration. Each portion of the housing in the closed configuration is received within a corresponding one of an adjacent pair of channels located within the staining apparatus when the cassette is loaded therewithin.