[Histonet] New Dako IHC Instrument and T.P.I.D.

[Sally Price]

Beth:
I evaluated the AS-Link/TPID and wasn't too impressed.  Its the same basic
machine with a new outside/skin and the only difference is that in can read
barcode labels on the reagents.  To me, the postive-ID part should be
handles by the LIS, not the staining system.  One part of the deal that
really concerned me is that Dako is pushing a new detectionsystem called
Flex, which costs a lot more than Envision plus. And they want to bill our
lab on a per-slide basis, which seems fishy to me.  Ican send you my cost
analysis if you want.  Next stop: Biocare's intellipath.
Sally
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From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:
histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Fye Beth
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 12:35 PM
To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] New Dako IHC Instrument and T.P.I.D.

I'm  curious if anyone out there has any feedback or comments on the new
Dako IHC Instrument, Autostainer Link 48 and/or their TPID (True Positive
ID).  We are in desparate need of replacing our current DAKO instruments,
and are probably going to stick with DAKO again after looking at several
other instruments.  I just thought I check to see if anyone using it has
anything to say.

Beth