Lumidex PATH™

Lumidex PATH Biopsy Marking Suite

The Lumidex PATH Biopsy Marking Suite includes Lumidex PATH Biopsy Marking Dye and the Lumidex PATH Kiosk.

Error Prevention

Using Lumidex PATH, dye color is accurately identified and tissue is easily visualized throughout handling. The seven bright colors reduce risk of specimen abandonment in cassette, mold or wax during microtoming. Slides are easily matched to source and contaminants are quickly evident for tissue marked with Lumidex PATH.

Biopsy specimen handling without (upper row, below) and with red Lumidex PATH (lower row, below). Tissue shown in cassettes, in paraffin wax, on microtome and on slide (left to right, both rows).

The Superior Method to Mark Biopsy Tissue

Lumidex PATH is a more complete and robust method of biopsy marking compared to other options.

Unlike stains such as eosin, Lumidex PATH features seven colors and improves tissue visualization throughout processing, including on the H&E slide – preventing misidentification, contamination and omission error.

Direct application of traditional pathology inks can fragment the specimen or coat the tissue too heavily. Lumidex PATH requires no dilution, no applicators and adheres more effectively than diluted inks.

Barcode labels are not attached directly to the tissue, leaving it vulnerable to misidentification each time the tissue is moved to a new container. Further, barcodes do not highlight instances
of contamination.

Genetic tests are prohibitively expensive and do not distinguish tissue from different anatomic sites of a single patient. They provide identification or confirmation of error only after a significant delay.