Tissue-Handling Tech

Options available: 6-Lane: 16-18g core needle biopsies, 4-Lane: 11-14g core needle biopsies

The BxChip is a patented Sectionable Matrix designed to hold up to six 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 9.3%!
• 78% reduction in grossing time
• 83% reduction in embedding time
• 76% decrease in total lab time per prostate case

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 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 in the Pathology Laboratory. BxFrame™ ensures the preservation of spatial orientation for the tissue samples within the paraffin block and on the resulting microscope slides. *The matrix material does not interefere 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

Lumea’s BxBoard Anti-Slip Platform holds a BxBoard steady and in place during a procedure. The platform makes it easier for surgeons and physicians to load the BxBoard with tissue, especially if they do not have an assistant or nurse to assist during the biopsy.

Lumea’s embedding tampers are designed and sized to apply even pressure to the full extent of the BxChip. The tamper base is aluminum, which can heat up quickly and is less likely to adhere to the back of the BxChip. The ergonomic handle fits nicely between the thumb and index finger interspace without fatiguing the user’s hand.

Color-Changing Soft Tamper

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).

Soft tampering device for casting paraffin blocks

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 BxChip is perfect for medical laboratories! Our patented Sectionable Matrix technology allows you to increase tissue surface area and preserve the integrity of the tissue while aiding pathologists in cancer detection rate.

RFID Readers enable Lumea’s BxLink users to associate an RFID Tag to a specific patient sample.

RFID Tags to use with BxBoards and BxChips. RFID tags strengthen and enhance the chain-of-custody tracking for patient tissue and add an additional patient identifier. When RFID is linked to a patient encounter, it immediately initiates tracking so physicians can see where the tissue is at every step of the process.