Patent · US Expired

Apparatus for specimen treatment

US4363783A · kind A · utility

12Cited by
3References
10Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateOct 30, 1981
Grant dateDec 14, 1982
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 30, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2001/315
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Apparatus for fixation, dessication, and embedding of biologic specimens for microscopic, especially electron microscopic studies having compartment for treating specimens held in liquid permeable specimen holders, a supply of treatment liquid connected to the compartment, to introduce liquid from the supply, and remove liquid from the compartment, a chamber (14c) in the compartment for holding a quantity of fluid, a passage connected to the chamber, pump (15) located in the chamber for moving fluid through the passage, at least one tubular cell (14a) for supporting a plurality of specimen holders (10, 10a) is an end to end relationship, one end of said cell being connected to said passage, the other end of each of said chamber and said cell being connected to a common portion of said tank to permit liquid to be circulated by said pump.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.