MAGNUS

Lean High-Throughput Tissue Processor

MAGNUS

Incomparable flexibility: any tissue, any cassette. Continuous operation day and night.

MAGNUS is the result of Milestone putting its 30 years of experience to use, resulting in a patented hybrid processing technology.

Lean by Design. MAGNUS is the processor with the highest uptime by design. It does not require paraffin transfers, saving time and potential blockages. There are no cleaning cycles and a reduced consumption of reagents overall, delivering dramatic cost savings.

Safe by Design. It runs xylene-free, enabling long paraffin reutilization. Additionally, it checks alcohol purity before every step using the (optional) reagent sensor.

During the day, MAGNUS runs urgent biopsies in short, fully automated, continuous loading processes.

During the night, MAGNUS runs as an advanced, resistant heated, processor. It also allows the user to set fixation time to fulfill all CAP/ASCO guidelines for assessing HER-2, ER and PgR testing.

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Why MAGNUS?

  • LEAN WORKFLOW
    The unique robotic arm makes MAGNUS the bestinclass Lean Processor. Its continuous automatic processing never stops, even during reagent changes.
  • IDEAL LAB COMPANION
    MAGNUS is always ready to start, per user demand, creating unrivalled processing efficiency and performance.
  • DRAMATIC REAGENT SAVINGS
    MAGNUS tissue processor uses only 100% alcohol, resulting in significantly lower consumption of reagents overall. With MAGNUS, wax lasts for over a month as all the clearing reagent, either MileTWO or Isopropanol, is boiled off in the impregnation step. It delivers substantial savings over 10 years that can equal the capital purchase cost of the unit.
  • ROBOTIC ARM FOR AUTOMATIC DUAL MODE WITH NO DOWNTIME
    Running in dual mode means no wax is pumping in and out of the retort, therefore a post run cleaning cycle is never required.
  • XYLENE-FREE
  • ELIMINATE UNDER-PROCESSED TISSUES
    MAGNUS’ efficiency allows for processing large or fatty tissue within a normal timeline, eliminating the need for reprocessing and eliminating under-processed tissues.
  • NO CHANGE TO YOUR IHC PROTOCOLS, THUS QUICK VALIDATION
    MAGNUS tissue processor will run with your fixative of choice, thus all downstream test results (IHC, FISH, ISH, etc.) remain the same. No change to your protocol is required.
  • FULL COMPLIANCE
    MAGNUS can operate with resistance heating only, and processes i.e. breast tissue for assessing HER-2 in full compliance with CAP/ASCO guidelines and FDA HER-2 approved testing, in accordance with heating mode, temperatures, and reagent types.
  • TIME SAVING
    MAGNUS allows for the direct transfer of reagents from commercial containers (5L / 1Gal supplier bottles) into the processing retort. There is no downtime for filling tanks as required by conventional tissue processors.
  • MAGNUS NEVER RUNS OUT OF WAX
    Its optional extra wax reservoir avoids unwanted delays due to wax shortages. The wax retort is auto filled between runs.
  • HIGH SAFETY STANDARDS
    No decanting of reagents, no transfers and no reagent fumes.
  • ULTRA PROTECTION FOR USER SAFETY
    MAGNUS is a fully enclosed system with a twin fume extraction system at the retort opening. The slide-out reagent drawer is equipped with an efficient ventilation/exhaust system.
  • ERROR-FREE REAGENT REPLACEMENT
    MAGNUS reagent replacement is error-free thanks to a barcode system. When a reagent needs to be replaced, the operator uses the barcode system by scanning both the bottle and position to ensure correct positioning in the drawer.
  • REAGENT QUALITY CHECKS
    In-processing reagent quality checks are performed by the (optional) on-board sensor.
  • COLOR CODED UNIT STATUS
    Operators can visualize the status of the unit and if user action is required thanks to the color coded light system.
MileWATCH

MAGNUS is compatible with MileWATCH 24/7 Monitoring & Tracking System

MileWATCH is a 24/7 monitoring system that allows to connect, monitor and control Milestone units continuously through day and night. Status information is collected from units installed in both the Surgical Theatre and Pathology Laboratory.

MileWATCH is Milestone’s solution to increase biospecimens’ traceability and to document the different processes of the laboratory.

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Synergy Consumable Kit

Skip the manual embedding step!

MAGNUS is compatible with Synergy, a revolutionary patented method to automatically embed tissues as part of the processing protocols.

Through dedicated racks and consumables, MAGNUS can simultaneously achieve processing and automatic embedding. All types of tissues and dimensions can be processed and embedded with this method.

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Antimicrobial protection

MAGNUS is painted with antimicrobial powder coating, to provide protection against the growth and proliferation of microbes.

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