Patent ID: 11940360
Assignee: LEICA BIOSYSTEMS MELBOURNE PTY LTD
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus for treating biological samples disposed on substrates, including:
an input buffer for receiving one or more substrate holders each being adapted to support a plurality of the substrates;
a treatment zone including a plurality of treatment stations each being adapted to receive one of the substrates;
a reagent dispenser configured by a controller to dispense reagents to the substrates at the treatment stations;
a substrate transport device configured by the controller to transport individual substrates between the substrate holders in the input buffer and the treatment stations, wherein the controller is configured to cause the substrate transport device to group individual substrates within the treatment zone to treat the biological samples disposed on substrates; and
wherein the controller is configured to cause the substrate transport device to group individual substrates to which a common reagent is to be applied.