[Histonet] H&E Stainer Leica vs Sakura (Sophia Lin)

Thu Mar 21 07:53:30 CDT 2013

I agree a lot of baby sitting with the leica, our other lab has the new
Sakura which uses glass instead of tape, they love it.

Daniel Hewitt
Histology Supervisor, HVS
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Sullivan, Beatrice
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Subject: RE: [Histonet] H&E Stainer Leica vs Sakura (Sophia Lin)

I'd like to use something a little stronger to describe how much I
dislike this coverslipper.

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[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Bitting,
Angela K.
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Subject: RE: [Histonet] H&E Stainer Leica vs Sakura (Sophia Lin)

We hate Leica's CV5030 coverslipper too.!!! "Babysit" is a good word to
describe the user experience.

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[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of joelle
weaver
Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 7:32 PM
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Subject: RE: [Histonet] H&E Stainer Leica vs Sakura (Sophia Lin)

I agree. The Leica stainer and Sakura are both good instruments, however
I really HATE that Leica glass cover slipper and I had the same
assessment as to need to "baby sit". I sometimes preferred just hand
cover slipping because it was less trouble, and even faster sometimes (
believe that or not). I had none of these issues with the Prisma covcr
slipper, and no trouble with the user interface etc. I had the same
issue with the door latch on the Prisma, but other than a quick
replacement of that, it worked perfectly.

Joelle Weaver MAOM, HTL (ASCP) QIHC
 > From: contact <@t> histocare.com
> Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:49:22 -0500
> To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> Subject: [Histonet] H&E Stainer Leica vs Sakura (Sophia Lin)
> 
> Both stainers are powerhouses. The Leica has a plain menu screen with
a simple interface while the Sakura has a LCD screen with detailed
information about what stage the staining process a rack is along with
multiple menus.  The difference between the performance changes
drastically when the respective coverslipper attachments become
involved.
> 
> The Leica is seriously no match for the Sakura in this respect. The
Leica's coverslipper is its Achilles heel and requires a LOT more
attention and alerts frequently, very frequently. It takes a separate
rack for staining the slides at the beginning of the process and
eventually transfers them to a different rack one the cover slip is
complete. This one uses glass and frequently drops glass, creates
bubbles, drops and breaks slides. You will have to frequently purge the
system and clean the cover medium needle dropper.  Once done, it only
holds. Two racks of 30 slides and will alert until you remove it. You
can't leave this one alone for more than 5 minutes without an alert.
Seriously.
> 
> The Sakura's coverslipper uses cover tape which won't need to be
replaced not even remotely as soon as the glass in the Leica.  Finished
slides remain in a carousel at the top and can hold about 10 racks of 20
before it alerts. For high volume, the Sakura pair wins hands down. You
won't lose productivity time by needing to check on this machine pair.
> 
> HistoCare.com
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> 
> Hi,
> 
> We are currently looking to switch out our linear MKII stainer for 
> either a Leica XL autostainer or the Sakura Tissue-Tek Prisma. Any
recommendations?
> Are quantity of H&Es is increasing and we need adequate equipment to 
> meet our workload. The incorporated oven seems excellent on both 
> stainers. Any pros/cons would be greatly appreciated! Also, if you are

> currently using the stainer, does it meet your workload and what is
your volume?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Sophia
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