US Patent Issued to Ventana Medical Systems on July 1 for "Automated slide processing systems, consumable stainer units, and related technologies" (German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,721, issued on July 1, was assigned to Ventana Medical Systems Inc. (Tucson, Ariz.).

"Automated slide processing systems, consumable stainer units, and related technologies" was invented by Claudia Gaertner (Jena, Germany) and Holger Becker (Jena, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods that enable automated processing of specimens carried on microscope slides are described herein. Aspects of the technology are directed, for example, to an automated staining system that includes an instrument including an end effector and a stainer unit-receiving station that receives a stainer unit such that the end effector delive...