General Data releases new CL-01 Laser Cassette Marker

Libraries have the Dewey Decimal System, laboratories have General Data.Furthering the sophisticated barcode classification for lab specimens, General Data has released its newest creation:  the CL-01 Laser Cassette Marker.”The CL-01 is a new laser cassette marking machine that labs can use to put barcodes on their tissue cassettes,” says Ralph Moher, General Data’s Vice President of Marketing.  This nifty device is the latest in General Data’s line of ID/Positive products, which allow labs to work smarter, eliminate errors, and ultimately increase patient safety.  The CL-01 makes it possible to permanently label cassettes containing tissue samples.In an effort to streamline, labs are increasingly producing cassettes on-demand, at individual grossing stations, thus eliminating time-consuming paperwork, batching and manually transporting the cassettes to grossing stations.The CL-01’s small footprint is combined with widespread compatibility with most labs’ information systems.  Thus, cassettes can be freely scanned and moved about the lab without confusion.All of this allows lab technicians and doctors to instead direct their energies on what really matters:  diagnosing and caring for patients.Of the upcoming United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) Conference, to be held in Boston on March 7-13, Moher says, “we are using the USCAP event as the vehicle for the formal product roll-out and announcement.”Adding that General Data will also introduce another new product at the conference, Moher adds, ” I expect a great response to these new products, as they direclty address what labs are telling us they need: the ability to positively identify specimens on-demand, as part of an overall lean workflow process.”Innovative medical research, like that taking place at General Data, is playing an important part in keeping the greater Cincinnati region on its feet in this economy.”Even in current economic conditions, the healthcare field is continuing to grow and innovate,” Moher says.  “Cincinnati companies that are involved in healthcare innovation – in hospitals, labs, research, and pharma, for example – will continue to grow and contribute to the economic vitality of the region.”Writer:  Jonathan DeHartSource:  Jill Isaacs, Ralph Moher, General Data