The Thermo Scientific Arcos™ block management system is designed to minimise errors, increase productivity and keep your laboratory’s resources focused on what matters most - positive patient outcomes. There is no more need for time-consuming manual sorting of tissue blocks. In just minutes, the Arcos scans hundreds of blocks and records their exact location - from the position in the tray to the final storage point in your archive. Need a specimen for re-cutting? The Arcos System quickly gives you the location, records where you sent it, and when it is due back. When you’ve completed your work, simply place the block in the next tray to be scanned; the system will automatically update the location in your database.

• Protect precious patient tissue blocks from misplacement and loss
• Fast, flexible and efficient storage and retrieval
• Eliminates errors endemic to the hand-sorting process
• After check-out, blocks can be returned to any tray
• When scanned, the database is automatically updated
• No more time consuming manual sorting; scan hundreds of blocks at once
• Track and control the movement of every block - who checked it out, why it was needed and when it’s due back
• System includes scanner, PDA, label printer and PC