The BenchMark ULTRA instrument with Ultimate Reagent Access lets you manage IHC/ISH samples as they arrive.

An award-winning innovation, the BenchMark ULTRA instrument is the first individual slide processing solution that gives you unprecedented workflow control, enabling your lab to easily manage urgent requests with no delay to in-process slides.

Improve turnaround times and efficiency• Deliver faster turnaround times with Lean Six Sigma “single piece flow” processing• Process all slides in each patient’s case together, to eliminate sorting• See the exact status of patient samples with an intuitive visual instrument interface

Immediately process urgent and late-arriving samples• Quickly respond to unexpected test requests without impacting other cases in process• Efficiently add reagents at frequent intervals to enable immediate processing• Ensure fast delivery of slides to pathologists

Provide consistent high-quality stains• Optimize antibody and probe performance with enhanced protocol flexibilities• Efficiently process dual and triple IHC stains• Deploy novel molecular tissue testing today

Eliminate bottlenecks• Add samples throughout the day to eliminate the need to batch slides• Extend test order cut-off times, improving throughput and productivity all day• Free technicians’ time for value-added tasks using lean workflow processes

BenchMark ULTRA instrument with Ultimate Reagent Access

• Simultaneous IHC/ISH testing on a single platform

• Flexibility to add/remove slides without impacting workflow

• Ability to add/remove reagents without interrupting cases in process

• Conveniently select from over 200 VENTANA antibodies available, or use your own antibodies

BenchMark ULTRA instruments with Ultimate Reagent Access: a model for success

Designed with 30 individual slide staining chambers, BenchMark ULTRA instrument with Ultimate Reagent Access provides excellent workflow control, allowing technicians the ability to add or remove slides and reagents. This flexible platform allows laboratories to prioritize any patient sample, delivering added value to attending physicians and their patients.

Maintain optimal workflow efficiencies with CareGiver remote support technologyCareGiver technology is a remote histology lab support solution that encompasses H&E, IHC, and ISH staining platforms. Establishing a communication link between the BenchMark ULTRA instrument and our customer service center, CareGiver technology delivers real-time remote instrument monitoring, remote troubleshooting and training, software upgrades over the internet, and over-the-shoulder help from our service experts. Please contact your local representative for availability in your area.

Proprietary flexible hardware and softwareThe Ultimate Reagent Access hardware and software enhancement was built on customer feedback. The features you see here are specifically designed to satisfy the critical functionalities our customers requested most.

1. Thirty independently functioning slide staining chambers preserve sample integrity and eliminate the need for batch processing

2. Add or remove individual slides at any time3. Access reagents at frequent intervals4. Run unexpected test requests, without interrupting cases already in process5. Count on visual and audio alerts to signal access to slides and reagents6. Reagent detect sensor quickly and accurately reads added reagents

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