Tissue-Tek Film® Automated Coverslipper
A coverslipper that is the clear choice
The Tissue-Tek Film® Automated Coverslipper is the fastest and only film coverslipper in the world capable of connecting to the Tissue-Tek Prisma® Plus Automated Slide Stainer to increase pathology laboratory productivity. With over 3 billion slides coverslipped with our xylene activated adhesive-backed Tissue-Tek® Coverslipping Film, now in its 5th generation, the Tissue-Tek Film® Automated Coverslipper is the clear choice for laboratories worldwide for over 30 years.
The Tissue-Tek Film® Automated Coverslipper unprecedented throughput of up to 1,080 slides per hour remains unmatched. The fast drying time reduces the long wait encountered when trays of glass coverslipped slides are air-dried. Pathologists are provided with clean high quality slides faster.
Cleverly designed features alert you when solvent or Tissue-Tek® Coverslipping Film levels are low. Built-in safeguards ensure that the basket in progress is completed before reagent or Film supplies are depleted.
Whether standalone or connected to the Tissue-Tek Prisma® Plus Automated Slide Stainer, the Tissue-Tek Film® Automated Coverslipper unload carousel holds up to 240 slides, providing on-board storage and minimizing frequency of unloading small batches of coverslipped slides. Connect the Tissue-Tek Film® Automated Coverslipper to the Tissue-Tek Prisma® Plus stainer to create an integrated, fully automated walkaway staining process from slide baking to slide drying.
The Coverslipping Film is validated for use with the Hologic® Thin Prep® Stain Plus Imaging System. It is also ideal for slide scanning and digital imaging, and found to scan 3.7% faster than glass! Tissue-Tek Film® coverslipped slides have been shown to have less artifacts after 10 years of storage compared to glass coverslipped slides.
Learn more about the Tissue-Tek Film® Automated Coverslipper
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| Quick drying |
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| Barcode scanner |
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| Link to Prisma and Prisma Plus |
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| Large 240 slide unload station |
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| Coverslip length can be changed on the fly |
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| Audible beep alerts |
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| Charcoal filters and venting |
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Tissue-Tek® Coverslipping Film
Coverslipping Film – the clear choice
The Tissue-Tek® Coverslipping Film is the 5th generation of the resin-coated plastic film that eliminates the need for coverglass and liquid mounting medium. It reduces coverslipper maintenance and enables fast coverslipping compared to mounting medium and glass coverslips.
The Tissue-Tek® Coverslipping Film is validated for use with the Hologic® Thin Prep® Stain Plus Imaging System. It is also ideal for slide scanning and digital imaging, and found to scan 3.7% faster than glass!
Your laboratory can now increase productivity, especially appreciated during daily peak-demand hours, and further reduce user stress levels by forwarding high quality coverslipped slides to the pathologists earlier. Film-coverslipped pathology slides have been shown to have less artifacts after 10 years of storage compared to glass coverslipped slides
Tissue-Tek Prisma® Plus Automated Slide Stainer connected to Tissue-Tek Film® Coverslipper
True walkaway integrated staining and coverslipping system
