Sakura Tissue-Tek TEC 6 - Intended Use, Safety, and Precautions

1. Introduction
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1.1 Intended Use
The Tissue-Tek
®
TEC
™
6 Embedding Module (hereinafter referred to “the
instrument”) is intended to embed processed human or animal tissue
in paraffin by melting solid paraffin and dispensing molten paraffin. This
instrument is used to facilitate as part of steps to produce tissue specimens
for histological studies and tests conducted in the fields of pathology,
anatomy, clinical pathology, etc.
This instrument can be used standalone and also designed for use with the
Cryo Module connected by a control cable.
This document is the Operating Manual for the Embedding Module, but the
procedures to handle the Tissue-Tek
®
TEC
™
6 Cryo Module are also provided.
Carefully read this Operating Manual and use the instrument correctly so
that its performance can be utilized fully. Any other use of this instrument is
considered improper operation.