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

Claim 9:
10. 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 an eosin staining solution to a specimen;
(b) at least partially removing the eosin solution from the specimen; and
(c) following the dispensing and at least partial removal of the eosin solution from the specimen, sequentially dispensing to the specimen and removing from the specimen four additional solutions, wherein the four additional solutions sequentially dispensed and removed are selected from the group consisting of wash solutions and transfer solutions, and wherein at least two of the four additional solutions are transfer solutions; wherein the transfer solutions comprise one or more glycol ethers.