[Histonet] Special Stainers

[Cooper, Brian]

The Ventana Symphony is undoubtedly the easiest stainer to use and maintain.  You will never have an employee put an incorrect reagent into a container, and direct to drain waste makes it an appealing option.  The H&E's are absolutely beautiful!  Symphony is finicky about certain things though--the type of alcohol you use, the humidity levels in your lab, and the unit just doesn't like charged slides.  Bubbles in coverslips and slides sticking together when filing may or may not be an issue.  That being said, I've used Prisma's predecessors (the DRS 2000) and, no matter what, those things NEVER failed.  We had three of them that ran 50-70 runs per day for around 10 years, and I can count on one hand the number of times they weren't functional.  These are open container stainers though, and do require diligent maintenance and reagent changes/rotations.  If you can handle that, I'd say go with the Prisma.  

Thanks, 

Brian


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From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Barbara Tibbs
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2014 9:01 AM
To: Adesupo, Adesuyi (Banjo); histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu; Rene J Buesa
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Special Stainers

You cannot go wrong with the Prisma.  I used that in another lab and it was wonderful.  

Barbara S. Tibbs
Histology Supervisor
Accurate Diagnostic Labs
South Plainfield, NJ
barbara.tibbs <@t> accuratediagnosticlabs.com
732-839-3374
Cell: 610-809-6508


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From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu <histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu> on behalf of Rene J Buesa <rjbuesa <@t> yahoo.com>
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2014 2:53 PM
To: Adesupo, Adesuyi (Banjo); histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Special Stainers

Prisma every day
René J.


On Monday, June 9, 2014 11:03 AM, "Adesupo, Adesuyi (Banjo)" <abadesuyi <@t> nrh-ok.com> wrote:




Hi Guys,
            Please we are in the process of buying a new Special Stainer and will appreciate it, if you guys could share your
experience(s) with me. The two stainers we are still looking at are stated below;


1.  Symphony by ventana



1.  TissueTek  Prisma(r)/Glas(tm) g2 Automated Slide Stainer and Coverslipper

Please let me know whether you guys have had any experience with either of the equipments or both.

Thanks,

  Banjo Adesuyi, BSMT, HT (ASCP) HTL, QIHC, QLS
  Histology Supervisor
  Norman Regional Health System,
  Norman, OK 73071.
  Tel: 405- 307- 1145

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