APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE PROCESSING

摘要

An apparatus and method are described that achieve independent and simultaneous processing of a plurality of substrate-supported biological samples. In one embodiment, substrate holders arranged in a minor arc are independently moveable between a processing position and an access position, and reagents are delivered to substrates held in the substrate holders through a nozzle plate that moves along the arc of substrate holders. The disclosed apparatus and method are particularly suited for implementation of lean processing of biological samples.

主权项

1. An automated biological sample processing apparatus, comprising:
a plurality of substrate holders, each substrate holder automatically and independently movable between a different processing position and a different access position; and, a movable substrate processor configured to simultaneously process two or more substrates held on two or more substrate holders in their different processing positions.