System role
Where this product sits in the workflow
A reviewed product combination that concentrates acid-fast bacilli at the embedded-adsorption membrane surface before slide preparation and staining. TQ-12, LR-24 and the selected review instrument can be configured around the batch workflow.
Product overview
The sandwich-cup consumable, sample pretreatment and staining reagents form an acid-fast product combination that concentrates dispersed bacilli at the membrane surface before slide preparation, staining, manual microscopy or digital review. Configure the combination for the sample volume and batch workflow.
Applications & samples
Application directions
- Acid-fast staining workflow
Sample types
- Sputum and other clinical samples listed in the product instructions
- Low-bacillary-load acid-fast staining samples
- Batch slide-preparation, staining and review tasks
Related products
Recommended companion
TQ-12 automatic centrifugal slide-preparation instrument
A preferred, but not mandatory, centrifugal slide-preparation companion for the sandwich-cup route; configuration is project-specific.
- Recommended companion
- Slide preparation
Compatible equipment
LR-24 staining instrument
A compatible staining-equipment pathway.
- Compatible equipment
- Staining
Optional equipment
DM-5A automated scanner
An automated scanning and AI-assisted review pathway.
- Optional equipment
- AI-assisted review
Optional equipment
DM-C semi-automatic scanner
A parallel semi-automatic scanning pathway that can connect to a cloud-based AI review system.
- Optional equipment
- Microscopy