US 12,174,098 B2
Tissue piece treating apparatus
Tadashi Tofukuji, Nagano (JP); and Takeshi Tsukada, Nagano (JP)
Assigned to SAKURA SEIKI CO., LTD., Nagano (JP); and SAKURA FINETEK JAPAN CO., LTD., Tokyo (JP)
Appl. No. 17/429,915
Filed by SAKURA SEIKI CO., LTD., Nagano (JP); and SAKURA FINETEK JAPAN CO., LTD., Tokyo (JP)
PCT Filed Nov. 13, 2019, PCT No. PCT/JP2019/044495
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 10, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/170516, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 27, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 2019-028346 (JP), filed on Feb. 20, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0136939 A1, May 5, 2022
Int. Cl. G01N 1/36 (2006.01)
CPC G01N 1/36 (2013.01) 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tissue piece treating apparatus comprising:
a treating tank configured to house a tissue piece, and to immerse the tissue piece with a chemical solution and paraffin being supplied to the tissue piece;
a plurality of storage containers in each of which a paraffin bottle for storing paraffin is housed, wherein the storage containers comprise at least one treatment container in which paraffin to be transported to the treating tank is housed and at least one standby container in which paraffin not to be transported to the treating tank is housed;
a constant temperature rack configured to house the plurality of storage containers, and to heat the paraffin in each paraffin bottle to hold the paraffin in a molten state; and
a paraffin pipeline branching from the treating tank and is configured to connected connect to a paraffin bottle housed in the at least one treatment container exclusive of a paraffin bottle housed in the at least one standby container.