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Method for operating a tissue processor, and tissue processor

US8288086B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Leica Biosystems Nussloch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Holger Metzner · Schallstadt, DE
Udo Herrmann · Dormagen, DE
Hermann Ulbrich · Annaberg-Buchholz, DE
Eva Goedecke · Plankstadt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 27, 2009
Grant date	Oct 16, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 17, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T436/12
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for operating a tissue processor and a respective tissue processor for performing this method are described for the processing tissue samples. The tissue processor comprises at least one retort for receiving the tissue samples and at least one container for receiving a process medium. The process medium is transferred at least one of from the container into the retort and from the retort into the container. A value is automatically measured in the course of transferring the process medium, the value representing a characteristic property of the process medium. The process medium is identified based on the value.

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