Method of pre-treatment and staining of a biological sample and device for support of a biological sample and methods of using such device

摘要

There is disclosed a method of pre-treatment and staining, according to a protocol, of a biological sample disposed upon the surface of a carrier, the method comprising the step of recording at least one parameter relating to at least one protocol step in a non-volatile memory located either upon or within the carrier or a device incorporating the carrier. Also disclosed is a device comprising: a non-volatile memory; a surface of the device adapted to carry a biological sample; and communications means electrically coupled to the memory for enabling data transmission to or from an external apparatus. Also disclosed is a method of controlling processing of a biological sample disposed upon a carrier, comprising: providing, upon or within the carrier or an apparatus holding the carrier, a non-volatile memory having information relating to sample processing priority or protocol; reading the information; and scheduling the processing based upon the information.

主权项

1. An apparatus for processing a biological sample comprising:
at least one station configured to receive at least one sample carrier; and at least one instrument comprising:
a stainer that dispenses a reagent with a robotic arm;a radio frequency transmitter configured to transmit a radio frequency signal to a radio frequency device associated with a sample carrier, the sample carrier having at least one biological sample arranged thereon;a radio frequency receiver configured to receive data stored on the radio frequency device via a return signal from the radio frequency device; anda computer communication interface comprising a non-transitory memory programmed with instructions that cause the computer communication interface to
convey the data to a central database in a computer; andreceive control instructions from the computer to carry out at least one processing step on the biological sample,wherein the computer is configured to determine the at least one processing step to be carried out on the biological sample based on the data.