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Tissue-Tek® VIP™ Jr.
A Junior VIP™ with
Senior VIP™ Processing Results
Tissue-Tek® VIP™ Jr.
Agenda
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History
Product Specifications
Tissue-Tek® VIP™ Jr. vs. Tissue-Tek® VIP™ 5
Product Positioning
Tissue-Tek® VIP™ Jr.
History
• First Tissue-Tek® VIP™ Vacuum Infiltration Processor
introduced in 1977
• Tissue-Tek® VIP™ K-series introduced in 1987
• Tissue-Tek® VIP™ E-series introduced in 1994
• Tissue-Tek® VIP™ 5 introduced in April 2001
• Tissue-Tek® VIP ™ Jr. introduction in September 2003
Tissue-Tek® VIP™ Jr.
Product Specifications (1 of 2)
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Processing up to 150 cassettes per run (2 x 75 baskets)
Only a Floor model available
Four paraffin containers in the paraffin oven
Ten solution reservoirs in the reagent compartment
Two cleaning reservoirs in the reagent compartment
Fume controle performed by a water reservoir and an
activated carbon filter in the reagent compartment
• Rotary Valve technique is used between the several
reservoirs and the retort
Tissue-Tek® VIP™ Jr.
Product Specifications (2 of 2)
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Solution volume: 2.4 L
Cleaning volume: 3.4 L
Bottle Connection Check
Warm Water Flush (1 at the time)
Six Languages: Japanese, English, German, Spanish,
Italian and French
• Mixing Cycle:
– Off – no mixing cycle
– Slow – every 20 minutes
– Fast – every 12 minutes
Tissue-Tek® VIP™ Jr.
Tissue-Tek® VIP™ Jr. vs. Tissue-Tek® VIP™ 5
• Capacity: maximum of 150 vs. 300 cassettes per run
• Reagent volume: 2.4 L vs. 3.0 L (for 150 cassettes)
• No Level Sensors with VIP™ Jr.
– Mixing Cycle: Continuous mixing only with VIP™ 5
– No Solution Manager with VIP™ Jr.
• No Safety Compartment with VIP™ Jr.
– Carbon Filter in Reagent Compartment
– No external drain & fill connection with VIP™ Jr.
Tissue-Tek® VIP™ Jr.
Tissue-Tek® VIP™ Jr. vs. Tissue-Tek® VIP™ 5
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Cleaning Cycle: two vs. three steps
Stored programs: nine vs. twenty programs
Number of passwords: two vs. three passwords
Lower Transfer Price: depending on market information
Tissue-Tek® VIP™ Jr.
Product Positioning
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History over 25 years with Tissue Processing
Tissue-Tek® instrument – Proven Reliability
VIP processing quality
Less capacity => low volume laboratory
Replacement:
– Rotary Tissue Processors
– VIP™ 1000/2000
– VIP™ E150
Tissue-Tek® VIP™ Jr.
A Junior VIP™ with
Senior VIP™ Processing Results