We are a small derm lab and have a Nemesis 3600 from Biocare. It will perform IHC on up to 36 slides per run and is an open platform. We also do a reagent rental through them. The doctor is happy with the quality.
On Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 2:25 PM, Eddie Martin via Histonet < histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> wrote: > Dr Fleming, > > If you’re insistent on automation, I would suggest a used Leica Bond Max > instead. The Leica Bond Max is most likely the most cost effective, and > has the smallest footprint while also minimizing reagent waste compared to > a Dako Flex or Ventana XT/Ultra. > > If you are willing to do it by hand, there a few labs that I’m aware of > that use Leica’s powervision compact polymer system to stain their > Melan-A’s. I’m sure it would stain a MITF just as easy. > > Best, > Eddie M. > > Team lead medical technologist > Histology Technical Supervisor > The National Institutes of Health > Clinic Center > Bethesda, MD 20814 > eddie.mar...@nih.gov > > > > > On Mar 16, 2018, at 9:00 AM, Matthew Fleming <mgf...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I have a small dermatopathology lab and would like to introduce limited > > immunohistochemistry. Initially I would probably just do MITF stains > with > > red chromogen on a few cases per week. We could do this by hand but I've > > noticed a number of ST5050 immunostainers for sale at very low prices. I > > know they're quite old but we have a number of machines old or older that > > continue to serve us well. But so far I haven't been able to find a > manual > > and am concerned about finding consumables. Leica apparently stopped > > supporting this model some time ago. Is anyone out there still using it? > > Anyone have a manual? Anyone like to comment as to whether it might be > > usable for a limited IH operation? > > > > Thank you, > > > > Matthew Fleming, MD > > Fleming Dermatopathology > > Milwaukee, WI > > > > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet