| 摘要 |
A method of fixing a histological sample comprises the steps of defining a target fixing time for the sample and exposing the sample to the action of a fixative, the exposure start time being stored in a memory 3 associated with the sample. Exposure of the sample to the fixative is terminated when an action time of the fixative on the sample is equal to or greater than the target fixing time. Preferably, the sample is conveyed into a cassette (20, fig 1). Multiple cassettes may be inserted into a cassette holding apparatus (2, fig 1). The memory may be in the form of a transponder, which may be read by a reading and/or writing means 6 arranged in a receptacle 40. When the time is greater than or equal to the target fixing time, the cassette holding apparatus may be removed by griping means 43 from a fixing container 1. |
