Small enough to fit any grossing station or ventilated hood, the FixSTATION 1RH is a game changer in controlling the fixation process.

Fixation of racks takes place in a close environment, outside the tissue processor, according to specific protocols with full documentation readily available

WHAT SETS THE FIXSTATION 1RH APART?

THE UNIQUE COMBINATION OF FULLY PROGRAMMABLE TIME/TEMPERATURE FIXATION PROTOCOLS COMBINED WITH REAGENT FILTERING FEATURES

• Suitable for racks of Milestone and racks from other manufacturers
• Suitable for all kinds of fixation reagents
• Temperature range: up to 55 °C (131 °F)
• Time for pre-soaking: up to 99 hours 59 minutes
• Time for fixation: up to 99 hours 59 minutes
• Stainless steel tank (AISI304) with 4.5L capacity
• Steel wire mesh filter of FixSTATION solution for protection againts contaminants
• Automatic stirring of solution
• Constant pH of solution during process (closed system)
• Full reagent management

 

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CONTROL OF FIXATION

Accurate control of all steps of the preanalytical process is a prerequisite for precise, reliable and consistent diagnostic assays. Recent publications1 have evidenced that standardization and documentation of the all important fixation step will lead to improved I.H.C. assays.

TODAY’S FIXATION

Leaving the specimens in a plastic container with formalin overnight does not fulfill the requirements for controlled fixation. No standardization, no documentation.

 

• How many hours/minutes is overnight?
• What is the temperature of the fixative?
• Is stirring available for temperature homogeneity?
• After how many cassettes is formalin substituted?
• Is the pH constant?
• What kind of documentation is available?

 

Until now, documented fixation protocols could only be obtained by placing specimens in an automatic tissue processor. This means holding a high performance instrument almost idle for hours/days waiting for the fixation process to be completed and documented.

 

High flexibility

Suitable for all type of racks

The FixSTATION 1RH will accept Milestone racks from the PATHOS and LOGOS family as well as racks from the most common conventional tissue processor of other manufacturers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Full documentation

With the FixSTATION 1RH, documentation of every factor infl uencing the fi xation process is stored in a log book for easy retrieval. Fixation protocols can be transferred to a USB

stick and then printed for Quality Assurance and Compliance regulations. Full compliance to ASCO/CAP recommendations for HER2, ER testing.

 

Limited footprint

Small enought to fi t any grossing station or ventilated hood. Dimensions shown are during operation of the unit.