Case Study: a hospital laboratory speeds tissue processing turnaround with Sakura Finetek Tissue-Tek Xpress x120

a hospital laboratory speeds tissue embedding by 5.5 hours with Sakura Finetek

A hospital laboratory faced a significant obstacle in reducing specimen turnaround time due to their conventional tissue processors, which required long overnight protocols exceeding eight hours. This batching and processing delay created a primary bottleneck before embedding could begin. They worked with Sakura Finetek to evaluate a potential solution using the Tissue-Tek Xpress x120 Rapid Tissue Processor.

Sakura Finetek implemented a comparison study using the Xpress x120, which processed tissues in just 2.5 hours compared to the conventional 8-hour protocol. The results showed no significant difference in diagnostic quality for H&E and IHC staining, with all tissues scoring above the acceptable threshold. The solution delivered by Sakura Finetek provided a significant time advantage, making cassettes ready for embedding 5.5 hours faster without compromising quality.