Our automatic archive for histology samples

IstoTech is a range of automatic systems for the safe, intensive storage of histological samples.
IstoTech automatic archives make it easy to organize, archive, identify and track paraffin embedded tissue slides and paraffin embedded tissue blocks, helping to avoid the clinical risks related to the loss or incorrect handling of samples and optimizing any available storage space.

Modular design for made-to-measure archives

Smart automated retrieval operations

Integrated ventilation system to avoid formaldehyde concentration

Fire suppression system

Integration with IRIDE, the innovative, interactive and multimedia control system to support retrieval operations

Anti-seismic design, perfect for installation indoors or outdoors

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Histological samples kept safe and always at your fingertips
Whether you’re talking about slides or embedded tissue in BioCassettes, it is important to ensure the highest possible levels of security in storage and maximum traceability, to avoid any possible identification errors or loss, not only when samples are being worked on, but also during collection and storage operations.
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Safe, well-organized storage
The storage of histological material takes place inside trays, which have been specifically designed for the storage of slides and tissue samples. Each individual tray is equipped with metal and/or plastic drawers, which hold a single or double row of samples and are equipped with a front tab that facilitate removal and handling. A barcode and/or QR code can be applied to the tab to allow the operator to double-check its contents and avoid any possible storage or retrieval errors.
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Retrieve samples safely, with no strain
The IstoTech operate according to the “materials-to-operator principle”. The operator searches and requests the storage or retrieval of histological samples from the PC located close to the access opening, or via any mobile device on which the management software has been installed. An internal automatic vertical lift system picks up the tray containing the required sample, or the tray into which a sample needs to be stored, and delivers it to the access opening. Authorized personnel can then carry out any necessary storage or retrieval operations at a perfectly ergonomic height, in complete comfort and safely. Each storage system can be equipped with multiple access openings.

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How it works

1.
OPERATOR LOGIN

via badge reader (either RFID or magnetic as an option) or by entering a username and password on the touchscreen console located near the consultation window

2.
SAMPLE SEARCH AND SELECTION via BARCODE READER

3.
TRAY IS BROUGHT TO CONSULTATION WINDOW

4.
STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL OPERATIONS

performed by the operator with support from IRIDE

5.
CONFIRMATION OF OPERATION

6.
OPERATOR LOGOUT

once everything is finished

MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL SYSTEMS

bbTraccia®, THE HISTOLOGICAL ARCHIVING SOFTWARE Speed, precision and traceability with the smart management of histological samples

The brains behind IstoTech is bbTraccia®, the software designed and developed by Katalog, available both in a web server and Cloud version, which provides rapid traceability of histological samples throughout their storage life cycle at the end of their journey through the laboratory, thanks to the possibility to interface with the most popular Laboratory Systems (LIS), Block Scanners and Optical Readers.

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Iride, our interactive, multimedia system for a safer and more comfortable storage experience

IRIDE is our interactive control system for the IstoTech histological archive. Designed to make storage and retrieval of histological samples faster, more accurate and more intuitive thanks to a digital environment that is fully-integrated with both the archive system itself and our ICON management software via 4 functions:

4 functions, an integrated experience, zero mistakes:​

Light Picking Guide​

Lending a hand in retrieval operations using coloured light beams to identify the section containing the slides and/or samples to be collected

Head-up Digital Dashboard

Our digital dashboard provides any relevant handling information projected directly into the operator’s line of sight

Adaptive Interior Lightning

An integrated lighting and warning light system which can flag up hazardous situations (activation of safety light curtains, machine shutdown/downtime etc.)

Active Control

Push buttons on the outside edge of the access opening allow the operator to interact with the information projected onto the “Head-up Digital Dashboard” without needing to continually move over to the PC workstation.

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