3D Histech TMA Grand Master 2.1 User manual

GM21-UG-EN Rev1
TMA Grand Master
2.1
User’s Guide
April 8, 2014
Rev. 1

TMA Grand Master 2.1 – User’s Guide
Contents
Disclaimer....................................................................................................................................4
Declaration Of Conformity...........................................................................................................6
Character ormats and Symbols...................................................................................................7
Terms and abbreviations..............................................................................................................8
1 Intended Use.............................................................................................................................9
1.1 Main Features of TMA Gran Master....................................................................................................9
2 TMA Grand Master Hardware..................................................................................................10
2.1 TMA Gran Master Main Unit..............................................................................................................10
2.2 Cabling.................................................................................................................................................11
2.3 Delivery................................................................................................................................................12
2.4 Installing an Configuring TMA Gran Master Har ware....................................................................13
2.5 Transporting the TMA Gran Master Main Unit..................................................................................13
3 Installation of TMA Grand Master Software Application .........................................................15
3.1 Prerequisites for the TMA Gran Master Software Application Installation........................................15
3.2 TMA Gran Master Software Installation.............................................................................................15
4 Operating the Main Unit..........................................................................................................21
4.1 Switching the Main Unit On or Off.......................................................................................................21
4.2 Starting the TMA Gran Master Application........................................................................................21
4.3 Main User Interface.............................................................................................................................24
4.3.1 Main Toolbar..................................................................................................................................................25
4.4 Inserting an Removing Blocks............................................................................................................26
4.4.1 Block preparation...........................................................................................................................................26
4.4.2 Cleaning block an PCR cassette preparation ...............................................................................................27
4.4.3 Inserting a block into the main unit...............................................................................................................28
4.4.4 Removing a block from the main unit............................................................................................................30
4.4.5 Removing a PCR cassette from the main unit................................................................................................30
4.5 Changing the Drill Bit an the Puncher................................................................................................31
5 Using TMA Grand Master........................................................................................................34
5.1 Creating TMA Blocks with TMA Gran Master.....................................................................................34
5.1.1 Before You Start..............................................................................................................................................34
5.2 Working with Recipient Block Layouts.................................................................................................35
5.2.1 Creating a recipient block layout....................................................................................................................35
5.2.2 Mo ifying a recipient block layout.................................................................................................................38
5.2.3 Deleting a recipient block layout....................................................................................................................38
5.3 Inserting Recipient Blocks....................................................................................................................38
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5.4 Inserting Donor Blocks.........................................................................................................................41
5.5 Launching the transfer process............................................................................................................43
5.6 Sli e overlay.........................................................................................................................................48
5.7 Exporting onor block ata..................................................................................................................54
5.8 Import ata..........................................................................................................................................63
5.9 Restore me ical information atabase................................................................................................66
6 Maintenance of TMA Grand Master........................................................................................67
6.1 Preventive Maintenance of the Main Unit...........................................................................................67
6.2 Cleaning Tasks......................................................................................................................................67
6.2.1 Opening the Service Compartment Door.......................................................................................................68
6.3 Replacing fuses of the main power switch...........................................................................................69
6.4 Contaminate Tray or Touch Sensor Surface........................................................................................70
7 Troubleshooting TMA Grand Master........................................................................................72
7.1 Har ware-relate issues......................................................................................................................72
7.2 Software-relate issues.......................................................................................................................73
8 Cassette and Block Dimensions...............................................................................................74
9 Technical Description of the Hardware....................................................................................75
9.1 Physical Dimensions an Weight.........................................................................................................75
9.2 Accessories..........................................................................................................................................75
9.3 Objective an Cameras........................................................................................................................76
9.4 Ambient Con itions.............................................................................................................................76
9.5 Operating Data.....................................................................................................................................77
Related documents....................................................................................................................78
Index..........................................................................................................................................79
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TMA Grand Master 2.1 – User’s Guide Disclaimer
Disclaimer
Copyright © 2001-2014 3DHISTECH Lt .
All rights reserve .
Intellectual property relate to the 3DHISTECH pro ucts are as follows:
EP 1,789,831; US 7,663,078; EP 2,024,772; JP 2009-512685; US 12/301,781; EP 1,644,767; JP 2007-
516451; US7,327,515; EP 1,994,398; JP 2008-557835; US 12/281,566; U0700210; US 6,246,785;
HU0900142; HU0700404; PCT/HU2007/000065; EP 08762668.5; US 12/663,537;
PCT/AT2006/000492; JP 2008-542552; EP 06817469; US 12/095,545; PCT/AT2006/000493; EP
06817470.5; US 12/095,596; HU0900741; US 61/264,732; US 11/826,752; P0401870;
PCT/IB2005/050344; US 11/662,976; HU0700409; US 12/042,050; US 77/636,144 an 007502032.
The above mentione grante patents, grante utility mo el, registere tra emarks, pen ing
international an national patent applications an the other correspon ing IP are the sole properties
of the 3DHISTECH Lt .
3DHISTECH Ltd. is not liable for damage of whatever nature (including, but not limited to, general
or specific damage, indirect damage, consequential damage or incidental damage, including the
results of the analysis of the digitized slides, for example, change of health status related to
erroneous diagnosis from the digitized slide(s)) that stems from or is associated with use of
Product, digitized slides, quality of staining, quality of stained slides, quality of used method of
staining. 3DHISTECH Ltd. assumes no responsibility for the functionality and fault-free condition of
your “application programs” (Workflows, VBA macros, Commander scripts).
Important!
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the CC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is
operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful
interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his
own expense.
Modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s
authority to operated the equipment under CC rules.
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TMA Grand Master 2.1 – User’s Guide Disclaimer
CAUTION
For research an e ucation uses only, not for use in iagnostic proce ures. This pro uct has not been
approve or cleare as a me ical evice by the U.S. Foo an Drug A ministration, nor any other
regulatory authority. The ata an images obtaine or viewe using this pro uct are not inten e for
clinical or iagnostic use.
For performance evaluation only, the performance characteristics of this pro uct have not been
establishe .
Third-Party Disclaimer (LibTI – TI Library and Utilities)
3DHISTECH Lt . is not liable for amage of whatever nature (inclu ing, but not limite to, general or
specific amage, in irect amage, consequential amage or inci ental amage, inclu ing amage
resulting from lost profits, interruption of business, loss of business information, pecuniary loss or
similar amage) that stems from or is associate with the incorporate part of this Pro uct that is
ma e by Silicon Graphics Inc.
THE SO TWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTY O ANY KIND, EXPRESSED,
IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY O
MERCHANTABILITY OR ITNESS OR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES O ANY KIND, OR OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER
RESULTING ROM LOSS O USE, DATA OR PRO ITS, WHETHER OR NOT ADVISED O THE POSSIBILITY
O DAMAGE, AND ON ANY THEORY O LIABILITY, ARISING OUT O OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
USE OR PER ORMANCE O THIS SO TWARE.
urther Information
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following URL: http ://www.3 histech.com.
Company A ress: 29-33 Konkoly-Thege Miklos street, Buil ing 6
1121 Bu apest – HUNGARY
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TMA Grand Master 2.1 – User’s Guide Declaration Of Conformity
Declaration Of Conformity
3DHISTECH Lt . eclares that the pro uct TMA Gran Master is esigne an pro uce with
consi eration of specifie requirements accor ing to the IEC 61326-2-6:2005 stan ar , an conforms
to the irectives an other stan ar s liste below:
IEC 61010-1:2001 (e . 2), “Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control,
an laboratory use – Part 1: General requirements”
IEC 61010-2-101:2002 (e . 1), “Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement,
control an laboratory use – Part 2-101: Particular requirements for in vitro diagnostic (IVD) me ical
equipment”
DIN EN 55011:2009, Class B, “Limits an metho s of measurement of ra io isturbance
characteristics of in ustrial, scientific, an me ical (ISM) ra io-frequency equipment”
Conformity with Directive 98/79/EC is ocumente by the TMA Gran Master -label.
This pro uct has been teste to the requirements of CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 61010-1, secon
e ition, inclu ing Amen ment 1, or a later version of the same stan ar incorporating the same level
of testing requirements.
Further information may be obtaine from the manufacturer:
3DHISTECH Lt .
29-33 Konkoly-Thege Miklos street, Buil ing 6
1121 Bu apest – HUNGARY
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TMA Grand Master 2.1 – User’s Guide Character Formats and Symbols
Character ormats and Symbols
Example Abbreviation or term that is explaine in the section Terms an Abbreviations.
Example Wor s or characters that appear on the screen. These inclu e fiel names, screen
titles, pushbuttons an menu names, paths or options.
Keys on the keyboar . For example, function keys (such as 11) or the Ctrl+O key
combination.
Example Cross-references to other ocuments or sections within this ocument.
Warning!
In icates that you nee an a itional mo ule to use the feature, there are
prerequisites for the task or that special care shoul be taken when using certain
feature of the evice.
Important!
An important piece of information or a recommen ation. The application will work
if you choose not to follow the recommen ation but its performance might be less
than optimal.
Tip! A suggestion to use the application in some other way or to some interesting
purpose.
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TMA Grand Master 2.1 – User’s Guide Terms and abbreviations
Terms and abbreviations
Digital slide / Slide Sli e igitize with a scanner microscope, for example Pannoramic SCAN. Consists of an
MRXS file an a fol er with the same name as the MRXS file.
Donor block The onor block is a stan ar tissue block that may be from surgical pathology, autopsy,
or research material.
Recipient block The tissue cores are remove from the onor an inserte into a “recipient” paraffin
block.
Clone Block A uplicate (triplicate, qua ruplicate, etc.) of a recipient block with i entical layout an
core or er.
TMA Tissue microarrays – The tissue microarray consists of an array of cylin rical cores of
paraffin-embe e tissue that are remove from preexisting “ onor” paraffin blocks.
PCR Polymerase Chain Reaction, a biochemical technology use for a variety of applications,
but the primary aim of the metho is to exponentially amplify particular DNA sequences.
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1 Intended Use
TMA Grand Master is a software-controlle electronic laboratory evice that automates the creation
of tissue microarrays (TMAs) an also the process of PCR sampling.
The creation of TMA blocks (by taking tissue core samples from onor blocks an inserting them into
recipient blocks) an the insertion of extracte tissue cores into PCR tubes is controlle by using a
graphical user interface. The built-in igital camera units of TMA Grand Master give you a clear image
of each onor block, so you can aim the puncher more accurately; an a itional camera takes
pictures of the block labels. You can also save an image of each onor block with markers showing
the positions from where the tissue cores have been extracte .
You can export block-relate ata to ifferent types of files (.xls, .xlsx, .o s, .csv, an .xml) through the
TMA Grand Master software application to track associations between recipient block positions an
the ID of the onor block from which the core tissue was inserte into the recipient block.
1.1 Main eatures of TMA Grand Master
•It has a robust an stable mechanical main unit.
•It has an intuitive operation control via the keyboar an the mouse of a PC connecte to
the main unit.
•The evice measures the height of onor blocks (the value is isplaye next to the onor
block thumbnail image) base on which the software calculates the epth of punch, rill,
an insertion. Thus, embe e cores are place correctly into the recipient block resulting
in an even surface level.
•It makes image creation possible when a TMA block is create either for reference or for
archiving uring a research project.
−For onor block: locations where core tissue was extracte from.
−For recipient block: various stages of filling it with core tissue.
•Block i entifiers are store in a atabase from which each block ata within a Project is
automatically loa e after the ID is entere , furthermore the whole project assembly ata
can be restore after exiting an restarting the software without saving any project ata.
•Maximum TMA han ling capacity:
−Up to twelve recipient blocks an 60 onor blocks at same time.
•It is capable of receiving 6 PCR cassettes with a hol ing capacity of 10 PCR tubes. The
software allows you to transfer four cores into each tubes, so a maximum number of 240
tissue samples can be collecte in 6 PCR cassettes uring a project if not interrupte .
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TMA Grand Master 2.1 – User’s Guide 2 TMA Grand Master Hardware
2 TMA Grand Master Hardware
Hardware:
•TMA Grand Master main unit
•Control computer with a monitor, a mouse an a keyboar
•USB cables between the main unit an the control computer
•Accessories box
Blocks:
•Base mol s for paraffin blocks
2.1 TMA Grand Master Main Unit
ront View
Figure 1 – TMA Grand Master front view
1. Protective housing
2. Door opener button
3. Tool change compartment oor
4. Protective win ow
5. Trash container for paraffin flakes an iscar e core material
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6. Grips for service compartment oor
7. Front power supply switch
Back View
Figure 2 – TMA Grand Master back view
1. Terminal point for the power supply cor
2. Main power supply switch
3. Fuse compartment
4. USB ports to connect with the computer.
2.2 Cabling
For require cable connections, the supplie cables must be plugge in as shown in the figure above.
To connect the main unit with the computer any of the three USB ports can be use .
Warning!
All cable connections must be checke for firm seating. Defective cables must not be
connecte to any part an must be replace with cables in proper operating con ition.
Contact 3DHISTECH support at support@3 histech.com in such cases.
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Important!
The use of an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) is recommen e but optional.
Warning!
Only connect external evices that are safety extra low voltage rate to the TMA
Gran Master instrument to avoi the risk of electrical shock.
2.3 Delivery
Package 1
•TMA Grand Master main unit (packe in a man atory polyethylene container in a
car boar box)
•Accessories in a metal box ( rill bits, punchers, pistons, a wrench, a rill bit an a puncher
chuck), paraffin block base mol s, accessories an tools for the assembly. The size an the
content of the box can vary accor ing to your purchase or er. For further information on
the basic accessories, see section 9.2 Accessories.
Figure 3 – Tool box
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Package 2
•Control computer (with mouse an keyboar )
•Monitor for the control computer
•Cables
Important!
Microsoft Office package or license is NOT elivere with TMA Grand Master.
If you want to use an Excel worksheet to store the onor block information to be
use uring the creation of a TMA block an if you want to export the TMA block
information to an Excel worksheet, you nee to install Microsoft Excel or
OpenOffice on the control computer.
2.4 Installing and Configuring TMA Grand Master Hardware
Warning!
Only qualifie personnel may install TMA Grand Master an perform the initial
start-up proce ure. 3DHISTECH Service technicians install an configure TMA
Grand Master an han it over to you in operating con ition.
2.5 Transporting the TMA Grand Master Main Unit
Warning!
If you nee to move TMA Grand Master to another location, transport it in its
original packaging only.
1. Switch off the TMA Grand Master, the control computer an the monitor, an unplug all cables.
2. Close the oor of the main unit.
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3. Lift the main unit by its recesse transporting han les that can be foun both si es of the
bottom plate, un erneath the si e-plates of the main unit.
Figure 4 – Transporting andle
4. Place the evice into the esignate car boar box onto the bottom protective foam.
5. Arrange protective pa ing on the four top corners.
6. Pack the accessories into their box.
7. Put the main unit an the accessory box to their esignate places in the roa box.
8. Close the box an tape it.
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3 Installation of TMA Grand Master Software Application
3.1 Prerequisites for the TMA Grand Master Software
Application Installation
Prerequisites Description
Hardware Recommended:
Intel® Core™ i5-4570 Qua -Core, 3.2 GHz, 4GB RAM
Monitor Screen resolution Recommended:
UXGA (1680×1050 or 1920×1080 True Color) or better at 96 Dpi
Operating system Microsoft Win ows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1 EN
Disk space Recommended:
3GB – for application software, rivers, prerequisite an temporary files
500 GB – for saving the TMA atabase, an for storing igital sli es
3.2 TMA Grand Master Software Installation
Important!
3DHISTECH service technicians perform the installation an configuration of the TMA
Grand Master software application.
The following installation proce ure is for information purposes only – follow the
below steps only if you nee to re-install the software, or upgra e to a newer
software version.
Important!
Do NOT install any other application than the TMA Grand Master software
application an its auxiliary rivers on the control computer.
If the application is running, make sure there is no high traffic communication over
USB ports use by other evices.
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1. Install the following rivers from the 3DHISTECH Installation Disk:
•TMA Gran Master USB river (CDM river)
•Camera river – VRmagic
2. Launch the TMAGrandMaster_2.1_RTM.exe file that you receive on a 3DHISTECH
Installation Disk or ownloa e in a compresse file.
3. Follow the instructions in the installation wizar .
4. Select the license type – browse for the license file or select HASP ongle.
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5. Accept the En -User License Agreement, an click Next.
6. Choose the installation fol er for the TMA Gran Master software application. Click
Browse for locating a ifferent fol er than the efault one, then click Next to continue.
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7. Create the Start menu fol er.
8. The installer automatically ownloa s the necessary prerequisite files. Click Install to start
the installation of prerequisites.
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9. Click Install to continue with the installation of the TMA Gran Master application.
10. After completing the installation of TMA Gran Master, click inish to close the wizar . The
relating User's Gui e can be opene if you activate the Show User's Guide option in this
win ow.
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NOTE: If Adobe Reader is alrea y installe on your computer, the fol er containing the user
ocumentation will be opene automatically. Otherwise, a pop-up win ow is isplaye
offering you to ownloa the application.
Click Yes, an the website is opene in your browser with the ownloa link of the
pro uct.
11. After finalizing the installation the computer must be restarte . Click Yes to finish the
installation.
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