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Automated Solutions Safely Label Samples An automated solution from Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. labels and tracks patient tissue samples on cassettes and slides as they progress through pathology laboratories. The solutions include the Thermo Scientific SlideMate on-demand slide printer and the Thermo Scientific PrintMate automated cassette printing system. These innovations preserve the integrity of tissue samples by removing the risk of sample mix-up, ensuring that patients receive a quick and accurate diagnosis of diseases such as cancer.
PrintMate offers fast, centralized batch printing at the workstation to automatically label cassettes and ensure samples are identified accurately. The high-quality printing capabilities of the instrument enable each cassette to be clearly marked with a 2-D barcode and readable text. As a result, cassettes can be archived and retrieved without any risk of label deterioration, meaning that the user and the patient can be confident that the correct sample is identified. In addition, the instrument's collection chutes avoid sample mix-up, as they can be positioned to deliver cassettes to different cut-up benches.
SlideMate prints barcodes and text directly onto microscope slides to track and identify samples. The instrument rapidly prints easy-to-read, permanent black type of high print quality, making the printer suited for printing both linear and 2-D barcodes, as well as having the capability to print graphics and logos if required. The printed slide is also resistant to laboratory chemicals, protecting barcodes and text so they always remain readable, avoiding sample mix-up and misdiagnosis. The instrument also generates slides at individual workstations, improving accuracy and reducing identification errors.
The complete labeling and tracking solution also includes the CheckMate verification system and LabWriter software. Thermo Scientific CheckMate performs automatic checks on samples to eliminate the risk of sample mix-up during batch printing at both the cut-up bench and microtome. The system replaces time-consuming and error-prone manual or visual checks performed on samples, ensuring result integrity. Additionally, audible and visual alerts provide immediate proof that samples match to avoid confusion and, by recording the full event history of the sample, users can see that each sample has been through the relevant workflow processes without any error or mix-up. Thermo Scientific LabWriter is a single platform software solution for all labeling requirements and allows users to quickly familiarize themselves with the operation of several types of printers and easily enter data for large batches or produce single cassettes and slides on demand.
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