Manual Tissue Microarrayer

THE NEWEST TECHNIQUE FOR SUPERIOR QUALITY TISSUE MICROARRAYS (TMA)

The Quick Ray system represents the newest technique available for producing superior quality Tissue Microarrays (TMAs) in less time than with traditional methods at a fraction of the cost.

Description

The Quick Ray technique produces superior quality TMAs in less time than with traditional methods, and accomplishes finished products at a fraction of the cost.  The Quick Ray uses a hollowed tip to remove tissue cores as small as 1mm from paraffin-embedded tissue (donor block). The extracted tissue is then inserted into a preformed recipient block-the Quick Ray System is the only system available that uses a preformed paraffin recipient block.

The finished block is sectioned using a microtome; the sections are mounted on glass slides and then stained.  Each TMA block can be cut into 300~400 sections at 4~5m, which can then be subjected to independent tests.  Common tests include immunohistochemistry and fluorescent in situ hybridization.

Compact design and versatility make building a Quick Ray TMA astoundingly simple.  The construction of a TMA block can be done on any clean counter, and does not require a dedicated space.

Features

Ready-to-use paraffin recipient block

Compact design and versatility

No dedicated space required for TMA block formation

Specification

One puncher

Four paraffin recipient blocks (1mm, 1.5mm, 2mm, 3mm and 5mm)

One base mold

Four punch tips (1mm, 1.5mm, 2mm, 3mm and 5mm)

One 1mm punch guide