[Histonet] Ventana ultra

[Angela Bitting]

We load our Ultras with the most commonly used antibodies each morning. So that minimizes the number of landing zones we need to use.
Also, (if you run both XTs and Ultras)  run your antibodies with the longest protocols on Ultra and that will shorten your XT runs.
 
>>> "Setlak, Lisa" <LSetlak <@t> childrensmemorial.org> 4/13/2011 10:54 AM >>>
We like ours as well. It's not as continual as we originally thought.... to maximize its potential I would recommend placing frequently used antibodies on the wheel with the first run. As long as you have the antibody you want to stain for on the wheel you can add the slide anytime you want and it will run it. If the antibody is not on the wheel you have to set a "landing zone" in order to add it. This usually works out fine, however once the run that is already going reaches a certain point, you aren't able to set a landing zone and may have to wait awhile to load new slides. It is pretty cool that you can run FITC, FISH, and IHC at the same time (however we tend to put our EBER on overnight because it's a fairly long run).
Lisa

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Subject: Re: [Histonet] Ventana ultra

each of the 30 drawers essentially is it's own "run". You don't have to wait for all 30 drawers to finish their runs before adding more slides.
There are 2 reagents that are exclusive to the Ultra and they are a little more expensive. Ultra CC1 and Ultra LCS,(and ultra CC2, if you use CC2). The EZ Prep, Reaction buffer and SSC are the same reagents that you use on your XT.
The software can be a little quirky sometimes. But, overall, we really like ours because of the continuous feed ability.


Angela Bitting, HT(ASCP), QIHC
Technical Specialist, Histology
Geisinger Medical Center 
100 N Academy Ave. MC 23-00
Danville, PA 17822
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>>> <Barbara.Crill <@t> LPNT.net> 4/13/2011 9:39 AM >>>
Does anyone use the Benchmark Ultra - care to share your comments?

We are considering switching from the Benchmark XT to the Ultra but would like to hear from users about this instrument.
Is there an increase in reagent cost?

Can you really add more slides without adding time to the run?


ANTOINETTE CRILL, MBA,CT(ASCP)
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DANVILLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
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