A system for manipulation of a tissue sample includes a chassis, a chamber defined in the chassis and configured to receive and retain a complementary device including a sample processing compartment disposed between sheets of a flexible material and a waste chamber disposed between the sheets of the flexible material and selectively fluidly connected to an outlet of the sample processing compartment, the complementary device configured to retain the tissue sample during manipulation of the tissue sample by the system, a fluid mixing sub-system disposed in the chamber and configured to agitate and mix a fluid including the tissue sample within the sample processing compartment, a temperature control sub-system including at least one of a first heating element and a first cooling element disposed in the chamber and configured and arranged to be in thermal communication with the sample processing compartment, and an electronic controller in communication with, and programmed to control operation of, the fluid mixing sub-system and the temperature control subsystem.一種操作組織樣品的系統,包含一機殼,位於該機殼以及為接收並持有一附帶裝置而配置的一隔室,一位於該隔室並配置來攪拌和混合包含該組織樣品的流體的流體混合副系統,一溫度操控副系統,以及一電子控制器。該附帶裝置包含一設置於柔軟材料膜片之間的樣品處理室,以及一設置於同樣的柔軟材料膜片之間的廢液室。該廢液室與樣品處理室的一輸出口可流體連通。該附帶裝置的組態是配置來在該系統操作該組織樣品期間持有該組織樣品。該溫度操控副系統包含第一加熱元件以及第一冷卻元件中的至少一個,並與該樣品處理室進行熱交換。該電子控制器是被配置為及程序設計為與流體混合副系統及溫度操控副系統進行聯絡,操控,及作業排程。100‧‧‧系統
