Patent ID: 11940358
Assignee: VENTANA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A method of staining a specimen disposed on a substrate with an automated specimen processing apparatus, the method comprising:
(a) dispensing a predetermined amount of a hematoxylin solution to the specimen;
(b) at least partially removing the hematoxylin solution from the specimen;
(c) dispensing a predetermined amount of an alkaline solution to the specimen;
(d) at least partially removing the alkaline solution from the specimen;
(e) dispensing a predetermined amount of at least one additional solution to the specimen;
(f) at least partially removing the at least one additional solution from the specimen;
(g) dispensing a predetermined amount of an eosin staining solution to the specimen;
(h) at least partially removing the eosin solution from the specimen; and
(i) dispensing a predetermined amount of an acid solution to the specimen, wherein the predetermined amount of the acid solution is dispensed to the specimen following the dispensing and at least partial removal of the eosin solution from the specimen.