[Histonet] RE: Plain Vanilla Autostainer?

[Bernice Frederick]

We use the Autostainer XL as well. Just got a new one with the attached
coverslipper. The old one is now in IHC for deparaffinization and running
down before coverslipping. We have a program on the new autostainer that
picks up from the load drawer and goes to the last xylene for the
coverslipper to do its thing!
Bernice


Bernice Frederick HTL (ASCP)
Northwestern University
Pathology Core Facility
ECOGPCO-RL 
710 N Fairbanks Court
Olson 8-421
Chicago,IL 60611
312-503-3723


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[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Cheri Miller
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 7:45 AM
To: Susan.Walzer <@t> HCAHealthcare.com; KJohnson <@t> med.miami.edu;
histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] RE: Plain Vanilla Autostainer?

I will second that!

Cheryl A. Miller HT(ASAP)cm
Histology/Cytology Prep Supervisor
Physicians Laboratory Services
Omaha, NE. 402 731 4145 ext. 554
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Susan.Walzer <@t> HCAHealthcare.com
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 2:19 AM
To: KJohnson <@t> med.miami.edu; histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] RE: Plain Vanilla Autostainer?

Leica Auto Stainer is the only way to go. It does all that you ask for and
ours is old and still a work horse.

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[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Johnson,
Kevin
Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 2:50 PM
To: 'histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu'
Subject: [Histonet] Plain Vanilla Autostainer?

I am a simple man in a simple lab with simple needs.  I work in a
multiple-lab research environment, typically providing paraffin/frozen
sections + H&E to individuals who then perform their own manual IHC.  A
simple man, yes, but also a busy man, who needs to be freed from staining
dishes in order to pursue other tasks.

What we need: (1) Deparaffinization only; (2) Deparaffinization --> H&E; (3)
H&E only system, preferably with (4) a relatively small, preferably benchtop
footprint (current unit lives in a 30" X 33" X 34" vented workstation).
Automatic coverslipping extremely optional.

What we have: Thermo Shandon Varistain 24-4, which performed these mundane
tasks admirably until going electronically insane.  It's been denied a
service contract, the production line has been discontinued and the writing
is on the wall.

What seem to be available:  Special staining systems with a whole lot of
bells and whistles, designed primarily for a high-throughput hospital
setting.

Is there anything out there that would serve my needs, even if it is a fancy
system that would be slumming it here?  Or is mine just too obsolete a
market?  Price up to $15K, slightly negotiable.  (Bench space only slightly
negotiable; floor model if I must.)

Many thanks,

Kevin Johnson
University of Miami
Diabetes Research Institute
Miami, FL
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