Patent ID: 8778266

Claim:
A slide processing apparatus comprising: a stocker capable of stocking one or more housing elements; a slide supplier configured to supply a slide in the housing element; a liquid transporter configured to transport a staining liquid reserved in a first liquid container and/or a washing liquid reserved in a second liquid container to the housing element; a first instruction receiver for receiving a first instruction that instructs to initiate staining of a slide accommodated in a housing element with the staining liquid; a second instruction receiver for receiving a second instruction that instructs to initiate washing of the housing element; a slide detector for detecting a slide accommodated in the housing element received from the stocker; and a controller, wherein the controller is programmed to perform supplying of a slide to the housing element by actuating the slide supplier and to perform staining of the slide by causing the liquid transporter to transport the staining liquid into the housing element, upon receiving the first instruction; the controller is programmed to perform washing of the housing element by causing the liquid transporter to transport the washing liquid into the housing element, upon receiving the second instruction; and the controller is programmed to control the liquid transporter so that the washing liquid is not supplied to the housing element when a slide is detected in a housing element upon receiving the second instruction.