iDC 20 AUTOMATED LIQUID-BASED CYTOLOGY SLIDE PREPARATION SYSTEM iLsa : 16 rue de la Comtesse - 25640 MARCHAUX - FRANCE Phone : +33 (0) 381 579 034 Web : www.ilsa-france.com Email : [email protected]

iDC 20 AUTOMATED LIQUID-BASED CYTOLOGY SLIDE PREPARATION SYSTEM 1. CYTOLOGY AND iDC 20 Cytology, and more specifically cytopathology, is the specific domain of pathology laboratories. Cytology is defined as morphological analysis of cells for screening or diagnostic purposes. Cytology is a fundamental step in the cervical cancer screening process, as it enables detection of precancerous lesions, a pre-requisite to attaining a recovery rate of the order of 100% (before progression to invasive cancer). Screening tests, particularly for cervical cancer, account for 80% of all cytology evaluations...

Several manual or automatic techniques are involved in effecting smears: they include centrifugation, sedimentation + blotting, filtration and depositing. The advantage of the liquidbased method is that it allows a thin single-cell layer to be obtained. A further benefit is that, if the cytologist identifies abnormal cells, the same specimen, that is, the suspension may be sent on directly to a laboratory for HPV testing using molecular biology techniques. iDC 20, a system developed by iLsa, uses a controlled centrifugation process to automate the placement of cells on the slide. iLsa's innovation...

a. Overview iDC 20 is a compact device that automates all operations involved in depositing cells on a glass slide for subsequent analysis. It takes care of identifying both the specimen bottles and the slides. All the operator has to do is to load on to the iDC 20 the sample bottles and the slides, previously placed in individual holders, fit the disposable tips and press the START button. iDC 20 does all the rest, delivering dry slides that are ready to be stained. b. iDC 20 - order of operations 1. The specimen bottles and slides, previously identified by bar-code, are loaded on to the machine....

- High quality slide preparation, facilitating evaluation: no cell clusters, clear cell separation, no deformation - Large rectangular spot that is homogeneous and reproducible as a result of the fully automated slide preparation operation - Single-layer spot thanks to the infra-red turbidity measurement (cell concentration is automatically calculated) - No cross-contamination (because of the disposable tips) - Both gynaecological and non-gynaecological samples can be handled - Automation and high throughput (up to 40 slides per hour) frees up the technician's time for other tasks - Total security:...

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