Resistance Against Reagents - Leica IP C Instructions For Use Manual

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.
Test conditions
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.
Leica IP C
3.
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
• Simport Type M
• Tissue Tek II
• Tissue Tek III
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.
Instrument Components and Specifications
without lid
with/without lid
without lid
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