Table 2

Vendor Web Address

Product

Name Slide Placement Format

Operating

Modes

Intended

Staining

Capabilities* Reagent Application Method BioCare Medical www.biocare.net Nemesis 3600 Matrix/Array Barcode & Open IHC, SS Rinsed Probe BioGenex Laboratories www.biogenex.com i6000 Matrix/Array Barcode & Open IHC, SS, ISH Pipette Tips DakoCytomation www.dakocytomation.com Autostainer Plus Matrix/Array Barcode & Open IHC Rinsed Probe DakoCytomation www.dakocytomation.com Artisan Carousel/Rotary Barcode IHC, SS Disposable Dispenser Lab Vision-Neomarkers www.labvision.com Autostainer 360-2D Matrix/Array Open IHC Rinsed Probe Lab Vision-Neomarkers www.labvision.com Autostainer 720-2D Matrix/Array Open IHC Rinsed Probe Ventana Med. Systems www.ventanamed.com Benchmark XT Carousel/Rotary Barcode IHC, SS, ISH Disposable Dispenser Ventana Med. Systems www.ventanamed.com Benchmark Carousel/Rotary Barcode IHC, SS, ISH Disposable Dispenser Ventana Med. Systems www.ventanamed.com NexES Carousel/Rotary Barcode IHC, SS Disposable Dispenser Vision Biosystems www.vision-bio.com Bond-maX Matrix/Array Barcode & Open IHC, ISH Rinsed Probe Vision Biosystems www.vision-bio.com Bond-X Matrix/Array Barcode & Open IHC Rinsed Probe Zymed Laboratories www.zymed.com Mozaic Matrix/Array Open IHC, ISH

Rinsed Probe

*SS = Special Stains

 

 

Table 3

Vendor

Product

Name

 

Slide Capacity

 

Reagent

Capacity Barcoded Slide Labels* Barcoded Reagent Containers** Continuous Processing Slide Heating

Variable

Dispense Volume Waste Separation BioCare Medical Nemesis 3600 36 40 Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes BioGenex Labs i6000 60 60 Yes Yes Yes No Yes No DakoCytomation Autostainer Plus 48 64 Yes No No No Yes Yes DakoCytomation Artisan 48 50 Yes No No Yes No Yes Lab Vision-Neomarkers Autostainer 360-2D 36 40 Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Lab Vision-Neomarkers Autostainer 720-2D 72 84 Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Ventana Med. Systems Benchmark XT 30 35 Yes Yes No Yes No No Ventana Med. Systems Benchmark 20 25 Yes Yes No Yes No No Ventana Med. Systems NexES 20 25 Yes Yes No Yes No No Vision Biosystems Bond-maX 30 36 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Vision Biosystems Bond-X 30 36 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Zymed Labs Mozaic 96 54 No No No No Yes

No

*Usually permits automatic protocol entry

**Usually permits volume tracking