Agilent Artisan Link Pro User Manual

Artisan Link Pro

The consistent, easy and safety-focused choice for special stains

A true walk-away solution for
multiple special stains

Special stains present a unique challenge for many labs. With the numerous special
stains possible, the qualified resources needed to perform them may not always
be available. Manually performed special stains are often time-consuming and the
results may be inconsistent, having a direct impact on the time to diagnosis and result
certainty. Finally, the chemicals required for these stains can be a health hazard for lab
staff, as well as an environmental hazard and a storage concern.

Artisan Link Pro is a unique special stains solution that addresses all of these needs
and more. The system is optimized for staining of multiple protocols at the same time.
It fully automates the staining process from drying and deparaffinization through to
finished slides, to deliver consistent and easy special stains with lab-safety in mind.

Consistent

Get truly exceptional staining
consistency from standardized
reagents and a reliable and fully
automated instrument.

Easy to use

Make special stains simple
with an extensive menu of
automated stains, advanced
editing of protocols and an
optimized workflow.

Safety-focused

Minimized risk of exposure to
hazardous fumes and chemicals
and improved operator and
environmental safety.

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Color coding of bulk fluid and waste
system for enhanced usability.

Intuitive user interface via medical
grade touch screen and keyboard

The complete special stains solution enabling an
enhanced workflow and ensuring high-quality results

The Artisan Link Pro Special Staining solution is designed to provide pathology labs with consistent
staining results, optimal user safety and significantly improved efficiency. Automate your special stains
with Artisan Link Pro and experience an easy and uncomplicated process while relying on consistent
results, slide after slide.

Stain up to 48 slides using up to 50 reagent packs and multiple different protocols in one and the same
run, allowing you maximum staining productivity.

Seamlessly connect Artisan Link Pro with your laboratory network
and laboratory information system (LIS) to enhance workflow, save
time and improve patient safety:

– Monitor in real time with full visibility of staining processes, easy editing

of protocols, and reports printable from any workstation or PC that is also
connected to the local area network

– Send test requests directly from LIS into the DakoLink software on

Artisan Link Pro and eliminate the need for additional manual entry at the
instrument

– Use the same LIS created barcode throughout the entire sample workflow

without relabeling, and know that slides are always uniquely identified and
stained according to each request and matching patient cases

The solution requires minimal user intervention which helps save time, and
allows the allocation of resources to other tasks in the lab. In addition, the
system reduces exposure to hazardous chemicals by dispensing less volume
of reagent per slide and generating very little waste.

With an extensive menu of ready-to-use stain kits and standardized, yet
editable, protocols Artisan Link Pro automates even your most complex
stains, ensuring user safety, excellent quality and reduced hands-on time for
optimal performance and fast, accurate results to patients.

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