Patent ID: 8337754

Claim:
An automated developer for immuno-stained biological samples, comprising: a platform with a surface configured to receive an incubation box, wherein the platform is a rocking platform; a processor configured to control the duration and/or intensity of the rocking of the platform; a tower coupled to the platform surface; at least one incubation box comprising a housing and a lid, wherein said incubation box comprises at least one waste port, and at least one entry port positioned to allow entry of a reagent into the interior of the incubation box; at least one syringe holder coupled to the tower and configured to receive a syringe, said syringe configured to hold the reagent within the syringe barrel, wherein the syringe holder is positioned to hold the syringe relative to the entry port in order to allow delivery of the reagent from within the syringe, through the entry port, into the incubation box; a temperature control device configured to control the temperature of the reagent within the syringe; a motorized syringe pusher configured to mechanically force the reagent from within the syringe barrel, through the entry port into the incubation box; a stirrer configured to agitate the reagent within the syringe; and a processor configured to control one or more of the motorized syringe pusher, the stirrer, and the temperature control device.