3.2.2. Accessories and other parts
The Histolog® Dish is a single-use accessory receptacle on which tissue
specimens are placed for imaging with Histolog® Scanner.
The Histolog® Dip is a fluorescent histological stain for imaging tissue
specimen with the Histolog® Scanner. It is an accessory product for the
Histolog® Scanner.
3.2.3. Operating Principle
In its operating principle, the Histolog® Scanner is similar to a standard
document scanner in the sense that it optically scans the specimen
superficial cell layer and converts it into a digital image. Image
acquisition of tissue specimen surface of the Histolog® Scanner relies
on a fluorescence confocal microscope. Image contrast originates from
fluorescence.
Tissue Specimen is positioned on a Histolog® Dish, previously mounted
on Histolog® Scanner. When a user launches the acquisition of an
image, specimen surface in contact with the optical interface of the
Histolog® Dish is digitized by the Histolog® Scanner and the resulting
image is visualized on a display monitor.
3.3. Intended use
The Histolog® Scanner is intended to be used as a tool for acquisition,
display, storage and retrieval of images of excised surgical tissue for
review by physicians, to assist in forming a clinical judgment.
The Histolog® Dish is an essential accessory to the Histolog® Scanner
that protects it from entering in direct contact with the tissue specimen
during imaging. It is not intended to be used as a receptacle for
transporting or storing tissue specimen.
The Histolog® Dip is a fluorescent histological stain for imaging tissue
specimens with the Histolog® Scanner. It is an accessory product for the
Histolog® Scanner.
3.4. Indication for use
Histolog® Scanner’s purpose is to help physicians to visualize margins
of excised tissue specimen (ex-vivo) during cancer surgery. Histolog®
Scanner can be used with any type of tissue, such as skin and breast
cancer tissues, in order to provide data to allow healthcare specialists to
form a clinical judgment when assessing resection margins.
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