公开(公告)号：US08298815B2

公开(公告)日：2012-10-30

申请号：US10539562

申请日：2003-12-22

申请人： Kristopher Buchanan ,  Marc Key ,  John Favuzzi ,  Rosanne Welcher ,  Benno Guggenheimer ,  Robert Clark ,  Michael Barber ,  Bob Lathrop

发明人： Kristopher Buchanan ,  Marc Key ,  John Favuzzi ,  Rosanne Welcher ,  Benno Guggenheimer ,  Robert Clark ,  Michael Barber ,  Bob Lathrop

IPC分类号： C12M1/34 ,  C12M3/00 ,  C12M1/00

CPC分类号： G01N35/00732 ,  G01N1/30 ,  G01N1/31 ,  G01N1/312 ,  G01N35/00712 ,  G01N35/00871 ,  G01N35/0092 ,  G01N35/0099 ,  G01N2035/00039 ,  G01N2035/00089 ,  G01N2035/00306 ,  G01N2035/00326 ,  G01N2035/00366 ,  G01N2035/00376 ,  G01N2035/00435 ,  G01N2035/00881 ,  G01N2035/00891 ,  G16H50/20 ,  Y02A90/22 ,  Y02A90/26 ,  Y10S901/02 ,  Y10S901/41 ,  Y10T436/11 ,  Y10T436/112499 ,  Y10T436/113332 ,  Y10T436/114165 ,  Y10T436/114998 ,  Y10T436/25 ,  Y10T436/2575

摘要： Systems and methods of sample processing and temperature control are disclosed. The invention may especially relate to temperature control, and may in some embodiments be methods of temperature control of an automated sample processing system and methods of automated sample processing. Specifically, the present invention provides temperature control in relation to sample processing systems and methods of processing samples, and in some embodiments provides temperature control in relation to sample carriers and processing materials such as reagents. Corresponding systems and devices are disclosed, including sample processing systems (1), sample carrier temperature regulation systems (60), reagent temperature regulation systems, sample processing control systems, and temperature regulation devices, among other embodiments. Scientific fields to which the present invention may have particular applicability include immunohistochemistry, in-situ hybridization, fluorescent in-situ hybridization, special staining, such as special staining of histological samples, microarray sample processing, and cytology, as well as potentially other chemical and biological applications.

摘要翻译： 公开了样品处理和温度控制的系统和方法。 本发明可以特别涉及温度控制，并且在一些实施例中可以是自动化样品处理系统的温度控制方法和自动样品处理方法。 具体地，本发明提供了与样品处理系统和处理样品的方法相关的温度控制，并且在一些实施例中提供了与样品载体和加工材料如试剂相关的温度控制。 公开了相应的系统和装置，包括样品处理系统（1），样品载体温度调节系统（60），试剂温度调节系统，样品处理控制系统和温度调节装置。 本发明可能具有特定适用性的科学领域包括免疫组织化学，原位杂交，荧光原位杂交，特殊染色，例如组织学样品的特殊染色，微阵列样品处理和细胞学，以及潜在的其它化学和 生物应用。