Leica ASP300 S – The Enhanced Automatic Tissue Processor

Nussloch,Germany.LeicaMicrosystemsNusslochGmbHisannouncingthenewLeicaASP300Stissueprocessorreflectingthelatestinstate-of-the-arttechnologytoimprovespecimenqualityandlaboratoryperformance.TheLeicaASP300Sisafullyenclosed,stand-alonesystemfortheautomatedprocessingofupto300standardtissuecassettes.

ThenewmodelisasignificantimprovementofLeica’ssuccessfulASP300anduseshighqualitymaterialsandcomponentstomaximizereliABIlityanddurability.Theovarallfocusofthedesignwastoimprovecriticalperformancecriterialikesamplequality,processandoperatorsafety,reagentcarry-overandconsumption,instrumentup-timeandlifetimecost.Remote,contact-freefill&drainofreagents,superiorprocesscontrol,anactiveparaffincleaningcycleandanimprovedreagentbottleandcabinetdesignarejustafewofthefeaturesthatensureoptimumspecimenquality.TheenhancedReagentManagementSystemensuresaconsistentlyhighsamplequalitywithoptimizedreagentuse.Consequently,thecostofinstrumentoperationwillbereducedthrougheonomicreagentusage.AcompatibilitycheckalgorithmavoidsthecrosscontaminationofincompatIBLereagentsandassuresanewlevelofsafetyandreliability.Thisagainextendsthelifetimeofthereagentsandimprovesthesamplequality.

TheLeicaASP300SSoftwareallowsimmediateaccesstothevariousprogramsandguidestheoperatorsafelyandsmoothlythroughthesystem.Frequentlyusedprogramscanbedefindedas‘Favorites’.AvarietyofsmartfeaturesmaketheASP300Stooneofthemostreliableandefficientinstrumentsavailablefortissueprocessing.Acontext-sensitive,onlinehelpfeaturesupportstheoperatorinroutinetasksandanswersthemostcommonlyaskedquestionsabouttheuseoftheLeicaASP300S.Operationismadeveryeasyviaasolvent-resistantcolortouchscreen.

Asanoption,theLeicaASP300ScanbeequippedwithLeicaRemoteCare™forreal-timeapplicationandservicesupportviainternetconnection.LeicaRemoteCare™remotelymonitorstheASP300S,capturesinstrumentdataandproactivelyresolvespotentialproblems.Thishelpsmaximizeuptimeandtheperformanceoftissueprocessing.

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