Dako Autostainer - Manual (Page 10)

10 Dako Autostainer | User Guide
Dako Autostainer Features
Universal System
The Dako Autostainer is a universal system enabling the direct transfer of routine staining
protocols from the laboratory bench.
Quick Start-up
Dako’s Autostainer Support Team installs and tests the system to ensure proper operation.
The factory-installed software includes standard reagent protocols and commonly used Dako
reagents such as Dako LSAB2, Dako EnVision, and HercepTest™ visualization systems. The
complete line of ready-to-use Dako N-series primary antibodies and their recommended protocols
are also listed.
Flexible Programming
The Dako Autostainer enables the use of slide-specific programmed or user defined protocols.
The system provides intuitive programming routines, reagent and slide loading maps and
start/finish run time displays.
You can build and save an unlimited number of protocols containing up to 35 steps (including rinse
and blow steps between reagent incubations) and 64 different reagents. A staining run can
process 1 to 48 microscope slides. Individual slides can be programmed to receive different
reagents, reagent dispense volumes and reagent dispense locations.
Economic Use
The Dako Autostainer provides the flexibility to program reagent volumes of 100, 150, 200, 400
and 600
µL for any step in a staining protocol. Each step can be programmed with a different
reagent dispense volume. In addition, waste can be segregated into hazardous and non-
hazardous collection containers, reducing disposal costs.
Data Management and Report Generation
The Dako Autostainer is designed to track a variety of data. It can generate patient, reagent and
real-time operation data reports, as well as track reagent usage and log instrument maintenance.
Slide and Reagent Labels
The Dako Autostainer software provides a simple and efficient means to print slide labels through
one-time programming of information for the staining run. The software enables items from the
program (slide ID, slide #, case #, block ID, technician, antibody(s), pretreatment, date, doctor,
tissue, run name, and static text) to be printed directly on the slide labels. You can also create
reagent labels that include information stored in the reagent list (reagent name, lot number,
expiration date, incubation time, and date.) The printed label text is protected by a heat and
chemical resistant laminate, allowing you to apply the labels to the slides at the start of the staining
procedure.