Sakura Tissue-Tek Glas Quick Reference Manual

Coverslipping

Tissue-Tek® Glas™ Coverslipper

Quick Reference Guide

Tissue-Tek® Glas™ Coverslipper

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The Tissue-Tek® GlasTM Coverslipper is a system that dispenses mounting medium onto stained
histopathological and cytopathological samples on glass slides as well as coverslipping these samples
using cover glasses.

Loading door

Adjustable

Feet level

Coverglass

holder

Available in 40,

50, 55 and 60

mm

Display Panel

Debris tray

Mounting medium

bottle

Receiving racks

Tissue-Tek® Glas™ Coverslipper

Coverslipping

Quick Reference Guide

Tissue-Tek® Glas™ Coverslipper

page 2 | 6 QRG | Glas Coverslipper | 2011 | V-2

Preparation before cover slipping

Hardware

Placing cover glasses

1. Put cover glass holder in place.

2. Make sure the tab of the cover glass holder fits

in the holder (check on the CG size).

Placing coverglasses

Placing mounting medium

When setting the mounting medium bottle for the
first time, you must fill the discharging channel
with mounting medium.

1. Place the waste bottle below the dispensing

nozzle.

2. Fill the priming bottle with mounting medium.

3. Connect the tip of the introduction tube with

the priming bottle.

4. Squeeze the priming bottle to feed the

mounting media until it reaches the dispensing
nozzle.

5. Remove the priming bottle from the

introduction tube.

6. Set the mounting medium bottle.

7. Tilt the mounting medium tube towards the

front and lift the tube.

8. In order to prevent air bubbles, insert the tube

gently into the bottle.

9. Perform an [initial priming] page 2.7 OM.

10. Press [EMER. STOP] to enter the set up

menu.

11. Highlight [1. Prime Dispenser].

12. Press [Verify].

13. Press [Start] and again [Start] to prime.

Changing mounting medium brands
Since mounting mediums vary in viscosity and
formulation, it will be necessary to follow the same
priming procedure when changing to a different
brand of mounting medium.

Follow the detailed instructions written in the
Operating Manual, “priming the instrument”
beginning on page 2.7.

Placing mounting medium Priming bottle connected

to introduction tube

Cover glass holder

Holder hole

Cover glasses

Introduction tube