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HistoCore CHROMAX ST – Automated Slide Stainer

Flexible and intelligent slide stainer, Meets your diverse application needs

The HistoCore CHROMAX ST stainer supports a variety of staining functions to meet the needs of diverse application , produces high-quality staining supporting accurate diagnosis.

The intuitive bath layout, an efficient reagent management system and a slide counting function ensures superb staining quality with minimal labor interference.

  • One instrument supports H&E, special stains, cytology and mega slide staining to meet the needs of diverse application.
  • Optimized pre-installed H&E protocol helps to generate standard high quality staining performance.
  • Precise Reagent Management with Automated Slide Counting Function and slide statistics report – Ensures consistent staining quality and provides convenience for lab financial auditing.

Flexible and Compatible, One Instrument for Multiple Uses

One instrument supports a variety of staining functions to meet the needs of diverse applications.

  • H&E staining
  • Special staining
  • Large slides staining
  • Cytological staining

Clear Staining Quality Supports An Accurate Diagnosis

Optimized pre-installed H&E protocol helps to generate standard high quality staining performance.

Precise Reagent Management System

Automatically trace each step of the staining process

Reagent conditions and exchange cycles, as well as reagent exchange report can be precisely monitored, which support quality control.

Automatic slide counting obtain true throughput data and reagent consumption

A slide counting function, reagent exchange reminder and log, as well as stained slide statistics help minimizing manual work, saving time, controlling costs and facilitating easy audit in the lab.

Intuitive Bath Layout & User-Friendly GUI

The easy-to-use software of the HistoCore CHROMAX ST Stainer provides a predefined bath layout for H&E staining and eliminates the need of manual mapping. Stations can be easily identified and grouped by colors. Hence it minimizes hands-on interaction and improves the lab efficiency.

Electrical Specifications

Nominal supply voltage: 220 VAC
Nominal supply frequency: 50 Hz
Mains supply voltage fluctuations: ± 10%
Power consumption: 650 VA

Dimensions and Weight Specification

Overall size of device (W x D x H): 1136 x 670 x 550 mm (close hood)
1136 x 670 x 870 mm (open hood)
Overall size serial packaging (W x D x H): 1310 x 820 x 920 mm
Empty weight (without accessories): 88 kg
Overall weight (with accessories): 97 kg
Device weight including packaging: 147 kg

Environmental Specification

Operating altitude (meters above sea level) (min/max): Up to 2000 m above sea level
Temperature (operation) (min/max): 15°C to 35°C
Relative humidity (operation) (min/max): 20% to 80% Relative Humidity
Temperature (transit) (min/max): -29°C to +50°C
Temperature (storage) (min/max): 5°C to 50°C
Relative humidity (transit/storage): 10% to 85% Relative Humidity

Throughput

Specimen slides per hour: 240 slides/hr (with pre-installed Leica protocol)
Loading capacity: 1
Unload/storage capacity: 1

Rack

Slide rack capacity: 30 slides

Stations

Total number of stations: 26
Total number of reagent stations: 18
Wash stations: 5
Reagent container volume: Max. 470 ml

Drawer

Load stations: 1
Unload stations: 1

Oven

Number of oven stations: 1
Temperature of oven chamber: 30 ~ 65°C

Staining Protocols

Permanent memory capacity: 100
Max no. of steps/program: 25
Step duration: 00 sec. ~ 99 min. 59 sec.

Exhaust Air

Exhaust extraction: Active carbon filter and exhaust hose for connecting with an external exhaust system

Workstation

Integration: Leica CV5030 Fully Automated Glass Coverslipper

Other Specifications

LCD (W x D x H): 235 x 5 x 143 mm