Leica Biosystems IPC - Manual (Page 23)

21 Leica IP C
3. Instrument Components and Specifications
Test conditions
Imprinted cassettes were tested with a variety of reagents in an environ-
ment simulating the conditions present during tissue processing.
The following cassette types were tested:
• Leica Jet
without lid
• Simport Type M with/without lid
• Tissue Tek II without lid
• Tissue Tek III with lid
A variety of colors of all of the above cassette types (although not all colors
available of each cassette type) were tested.
An influence of the cassette color on the resistance of the imprint could
not be verified.
It cannot be guaranteed that the ink will be absolutely smudge-proof under all foreseeable lab-
oratory conditions, as stability of the ink against wiping largely depends on the surface struc-
ture of the imprint field of the cassettes being imprinted.
Important!
The imprint field of imprinted cassettes should never be touched or wiped while damp.
Take care when removing excess paraffin from cassettes. Scraping may damage the imprint
field, making the print illegible.
3.3.4 Resistance against reagents
Attention!
Note that each laboratory must perform its own tests to ensure that the ink has no trouble with-
standing the subsequent treatment of the cassettes with various reagents.
A wide range of factors beyond Leica's control can have negative effects on the results.
The test conditions stated below can therefore only serve as an outline for individual labora-
tory test specifications.
The laboratory operating the unit shall bear full responsibility for the legibility of the imprint
after processing with reagents.