Tissue-Handling Tech – Europe

The BxChip is a patented Sectionable Matrix designed to hold biopsy core specimens throughout lab processing. Labs using the BxChip have experienced significant benefits, including:

• 14.5% average increase in histologic tissue surface area on the glass slide
• 31.8% average increase in biopsy core length
• Most notably, the overall cancer detection rate increased by 18.9%!
• 78% reduction in grossing time
• 83% reduction in embedding time
• 76% decrease in total lab time per prostate case

Options available:

• Lanes: 6-Lane, 12-Lane
• 12-18g core needle biopsies, 12g core needle biopsies (6-lane only)
• Sterilized and non-sterilized BxChips

The BxFrame is a sectionable planar matrix* made from a biomimetic organic polymer that allows the creation of tissue microarrays for routine clinical diagnostics during grossing. Tissue samples can be loaded into the site-specific receptacles of the BxFrame either in the Operating Room or the Pathology Laboratory. It ensures the preservation of spatial orientation for the tissue samples within the paraffin block and on the resulting microscope slides.

Options available: BxFrame Regular for standard cassettes; BxFrame Mega for large format cassettes; and BxFrame-p for the automated Sakura Tissue-Tek® Paraform® system. 

*The matrix material does not interfere with IHC, ISH, FISH, NGS, or other molecular testing methods. 

US PAT: 9,851,349 B2; 10,670,593 B2; 10,734,100 B2; D836,796 S; D914,238 S; 11,935,632 B2 

Options available: XS (Yellow), S (Green), M (Red), L (Fuchsia), and XL (Blue)

Lumea BxSoft Tamper is made from a silicone elastomer composite with improved thermal transfer and high latent heat. The handle is detachable and self-centering on the soft tamper (via permanent magnets).

The soft tamper is intended for flattening, aligning in the same plane, and maintaining the position of the paraffinized tissue samples when cooling the paraffin blocks on the embedding station. The tamper removes the need to apply significant force and reduces the risk of breaking fragile biological specimens. The handle is detachable and self-centering on the soft tamper via permanent magnets.

The BxQuick Cool is a hand-held device used to cool paraffin blocks during microtomy. It’s made from a soft rubber/metal composite with improved thermal transfer.

The user can (re)cool the paraffin block to obtain serial sections without removing the block from the microtome. The surface of the paraffin block cools quickly (10-15 seconds). Lumea BxQuick Cool changes color as it cools, so you know when it’s ready – it turns blue below 10°C (the recommended temperature for maximum efficiency).

Options: Available in both small and large sizes

This innovative cold plate is compact, vibration-free, precise, economical, and easy to maintain and clean.

The temperature control system guarantees optimal cooling for sectioning histological blocks. Additionally, the plastic screen on the cold surface eliminates direct contact between the blocks and condensed water to prevent swelling—a first for histology cold plates.

The transparent lid keeps the paraffin blocks at the optimal sectioning temperature, while the plastic screen prevents moisture ingress in the paraffin block (and swelling of the tissue sample).

KEY BENEFITS

• Portable and lightweight (kg): 1.2

• Small footprint (cm): 21.4 x 15.7 x 12.3

• Cooling temperature range (˚C): -5 to +10

• Input voltage/frequency (v/Hz): 110-240/50-60

• Operating voltage: 12V (DC) 

• Noise emission (dB): <40

Enhance your lab and optimize your grossing station with Lumea’s AI-driven BxCamera, a reliable and affordable machine-learning tool used on over 2 million specimens that measures and documents specimens in seconds.

The BxCamera takes grossing to the next level, enabling labs to gross specimens in seconds with minimal handling. A laboratory technician places a specimen under the camera, which uses artificial intelligence to quickly and accurately measure the entire surface area of the tissue.

The BxAlign is a multifaceted tool designed to reduce rescans, like our FocalRing, and also serves as a proprietary fiducial for Lumea’s digital pathology software and artificial intelligence. By implementing this tool at the embedding station along with the specimen(s), the BxAlign ensures a clear area of focus for the scanner and an unaltered fiducial marker regardless of how many sections of tissue are taken from the paraffin block.