Revised 07/12/11
1.1
INTRODUCTION
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The Tissue-Tek
®
TEC™ 5 Tissue
Embedding Console System is used to
embed processed tissue in paraffin, form-
ing paraffin blocks ready for sectioning.
The System consists of:
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Embedding Module
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Cryo Module
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Tampers (1 large and 1 small)
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Transfer Tray
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Plastic Scraper
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Foot Pedal (sold separately, see Section 8)
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Magnifying Lens (sold separately, see Section 8)
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Electric Forceps (sold separately, see Section 8)
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Base Molds (sold separately, see Section 8)
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Tissue Cassettes (sold separately, see Section 8)
FEATURES
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A large insulated work space
(allows you to
manipulate more samples comfortably and effi-
ciently)
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Individual temperature control in six areas
(hot
plate, paraffin chamber, left and right chambers,
Cryo Module, optional electric forceps)
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Up-front keypad and LCD display
(for easy
access)
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Two 3-hole forceps holders
located on each side
of the paraffin dispenser (for right or left hand
operations)
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Menu-driven software
simplifies setup of the
Automatic Timer (you specify the time you
require paraffin to be ready. The instrument cal-
culates the time it should automatically turn the
heaters on)
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Embedding and Cryo Modules work areas of
the same height
(so modules can be placed side
by side, in any order to facilitate your choice of
“right-to-left” or “left-to-right” work flow)
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Large capacity (4L) paraffin reservoir
with
optimized paraffin dispensing rates (do more
work, faster)
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Larger cold spot
(accepts larger base molds)
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Hinged, thermal chamber doors
move com-
pletely out of the way (allows full access to both
thermal chambers)
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Optional magnifying lens
(enhances visibility
while positioning tissue specimen)
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Optional foot pedal
(for hand-free operation)
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Optional electric forceps
(always at the right
temperature to allow for more efficient workflow)
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