The automation of the staining of slides is a fundamental tool in laboratories that need to increase the performance of their studies. This equipment performs standardized staining schedules, and allows laboratory personnel to save time. Also, general microbiology and histology laboratories, which seek to reduce the sample staining workload, will benefit greatly from its use. Up to 20 microscope slides are loaded into the computer’s basket.

In this way, it is designed exclusively to separate the staining area from the mechanics of the manual to automatic system, avoiding cross contamination, using the drainage of the rinse well, to keep the rinse water clean and accelerating the stain processing by drying the slides. Finally, this device by its proper size, allows in the laboratory areas, save a lot of space.

General Functions

The automated sample dyeing equipment has a robotic mechanism, similar to an electronic arm, where it is immersed and stirred in several interchangeable plastic wells, to perform the proper dyeing. The slides are bathed in recycled water, ensuring that it is renewed after rinsing each basket, where the slide is. In addition, the equipment has slides that are dried with or without heat, and its operation is simple through a single button, which triggers the whole staining procedure.

It should be noted that most tissues are colorless, and therefore need to be stained to observe their morphological characteristics with the optical microscope. This is obtained with the use of dyes or colored substances, which are prepared to bind, more or less specifically to tissue structures providing color. These stains are generally made on tissue sections, being the most used sections obtained from paraffin inclusions or obtained in the cryostat.

Slide Staining Method

The mechanisms for staining slides are done in order to avoid manual processes, by laboratory technicians, who inevitably make diagnoses with a lot of versatility, and require extensive and exhausting work. As a result, errors can be made in the staining process, in counting, and in subsequent diagnosis.  Also, because this process is done artisanally, there is a high risk of contagion from medical personnel and laboratories.

Therefore, the automated system for medical diagnosis is presented as a solution to correct errors present in human intervention, providing the robotic mechanisms of the equipment, in order to standardize the staining process of slides.

It is also important for laboratories to have an automated slide staining equipment capable of providing solutions to present problems and to be part of a complete automated diagnostic system. Thanks to its flexibility, it allows the simultaneous staining of several baskets with the same or different staining protocols, depending on the programs, load frequency and configuration of the equipment, transforming it into a portable analysis tool, demanded in the country’s health centers.

Kalstein Automatic Slide Staining

At Kalstein, we are able to meet the demands of our users in the selection of laboratory equipment. We offer you, the device capable of automatic slide staining, corresponding to the YR series, with multiple attractive features, such as: the robust APS coated housing, simplified, easy to clean and highly resistant to corrosion. 24 runs can be stained simultaneously with a fast staining process. The slide rack, can be stopped or optionally immersed in a glass, according to the user’s selection after completing the staining process, with a beep to alert the user, allows this device to be an ideal choice for H & E staining. It features a flexible transmission system of low noise and wear, which uses high quality imported materials and elements, to ensure stable operation and reliable performance.

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