Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2022
Organization: University of Kentucky
Great ergonomic pipettes!
Application Area: Biomarker Analysis
"For someone whose most of their job is pipetting blood and CSF for analysis and has had a lot of issues in their pipetting thumb (De Quervain's Tenosynovistis) these have offered much relief! They are great pipettes and are easy to use with a completely different design that puts less stress on the thumb and wrist All the pipette calibration companies in our area can service them."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2021
Organization: QDID MOLIFD
Great alternate pipettes for conventional application!
Application Area:Molecular Infectious Disease testing
"Helped a lot for overworked hands and personnel! Highly recommended!"
Status:
Advanced ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: Clemson Veterinary Diagnostic Center
Our go to diluter!
Application Area:Used in serological dilutions for ELISA testing
"The Ovation Manual Pipette is used for serological dilutions into a diluent for ELISA testing in our animal lab. It has an adjustable thumb grip. The tips go on with a great seal and eject with ease. The surface of the Ovation can be decontaminated with a bactericidal/virucidal wipe."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2021
Organization: MPL Labs
Very simple and easy to use
Application Area:Micro lab
"We use many of these on a daily basis in our micro lab. They are very reliable and super easy to use and adjust."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2021
Organization: University of Maryland, Baltimore
Must have! (Especially if you have any sort of hand pain)
Application Area:qPCR, RNA/DNA/Protein Extractions, Plasmid work, etc
"These are incredibly easy to use and hand friendly! I have had surgery on my wrist twice and very quickly was able to use these to get back to work without pain that I would otherwise have from traditional pipettes."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2021
Organization: Brigham and Women's Hospital
Completely eliminated pain from my repetitive strain injury.
Application Area:Pluripotent stem cell differentiation
"As a pluripotent stem cell researcher, I routinely spend a lot of time dissociating and passaging cells. The strain of triturating cells using normal pipettes caused a repetitive strain injury in my right hand. The pain got worse and worse over time, to the point that I could no longer perform simple tasks like writing with a pen or pencil. My doctor told me to stop pipetting, but of course, that is not a feasible solution in my profession. He then suggested using ergonomic pipettes instead of regular ones. I switched to Ovation M Manual pipettes and after only one week of using them the pain substantially reduced. The pain in my right hand is now completely gone and I feel normal again. These ergonomic pipettes are not a compromise in any way. Pipetting is accurate and reproducible. The tube opener in the bottom is also quite useful. I would suggest heavy pipettors to switch to ovation BEFORE they develop strain injuries the way I did."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2020
Organization: Family Medical Specialties
We have had awesome QC results with this!
Application Area:Diluting coagulation controls
"This pipette is very easy to use and we have had great QC results since using it."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2020
Organization: University of Pittsburgh
Hand savers.
Application Area:Effect of steroids in brain development
"These pipettes are absolutely hand savers. I have been in research for over 20 years. Carpal tunnel and arthritis have become an issue with my hands especially my thumbs. These pipettes really decrease hand strain. Have allowed me to continue to work. Self standing feature as well as being lightweight, easy tip ejection and a slot to pry open tubes all contribute to the ergonomic design. They are priced similarly to classic manual pipettes. They do need brand specific tips."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: CHOP
Efficient and accurate.
Application Area:Immunology
"These pipettes have proven to be very accurate. I've been a user of ovation pipettes for the last 15 years (starting out with their first generation electronic single channel pipettes). I'm glad they now have a manual variety as well. Can be used with different tips which is great for single ecosystem labs."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2019
Organization: Cleveland Clinic
Love them!
Application Area:Clinical diagnostics
"Very easy to use. Every round-number volume is sold so you'll always find what you need. I always feel confident knowing I'm pipetting an accurate, precise volume with this pipette. My lab didn't initially have these for R&D use so I specifically requested to order some."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2019
Organization: Primary Care Specialists
Great results! Don't want to work without it!
Application Area:Linearity material and chemistry
"We have reproducible results and these are easy to use. Makes work so much easier and reliable!"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2019
Organization: Seattle Children's Hospital
Most comfortable pipette I've ever used.
Application Area:Reconstitution of reagents
"This is the most comfortable, ergonomically-designed pipette I've ever used. I wish every lab had these."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital
Great pipette for the microbiology department!
Application Area:Microbiology
"Easy to use. Easy to clean up if gets messy. "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: Hemophilia Center of WNY
Fun, bright, easy to use, accurate!
Application Area:Reconsitute controls and reagents
"Easy to use, accurate. Love the bright colors, brightens up the lab!"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: Children's Hospital Orange County
This is my favorite lab tool.
Application Area:Pipette Molecular Biology
"Best pipette for my money hands down. Ergonomically superior. Equivalent to standard pipettes in terms of accuracy/precision."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: Riverside Health care
Useful product
Application Area:general lab for making reagents and calibrators
"The pipet is useful but getting appropriate tips was a challenge in the beginning."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: Raleigh General Hospital
Wonderful reliability with accurate results.
Application Area:clinical laboratory chemistry department
"Very easy to use product with reproducible results and quality service when we need cal or repairs."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: Mainegeneral Medical Center
Fantastic we will purchase more as upgrades
Application Area:Used throughout the lab with various applications
"Easy to use especially with the ergo dynamic handle."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: Coats and Clark
Overall great product.
Application Area:Creating dyeshots for new colors
"This product is very easy to use. I enjoy the fact that the measurements are very accurate and that the shipping time was very fast."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: Warren Oil Company
Most Comfortable Pipette I've Ever Used! And it's Accurate too!
Application Area:Oil Sample Injection for Viscosity Test
"As someone suffering from prior wrist injuries with a high susceptibility to RSI and a constant need to pipette samples, I cannot recommend this pipette enough! We purchased the instrument in October 2016 and it has been a very great experience. The pipette has a short, easy-to-depress plunger, but it isn't as such an angle that it is easy to accidentally depress. The volume adjustment is done by turning the plunger, but it isn't one that you have to turn a billion times in order to get the volume that you want; it takes about 5 quarter turns to go from 180uL to 360uL on ours (we have the 100-1000uL/ purple variety). While at first unusual, the grip is quite comfortable and keeps your wrist in a neutral position, no matter what you are pipetting into. We have purchased a lot of repair parts for the pipette in case of an emergency, but all we've really had to work on have been the filters, which isn't usual, I imagine. I do like that the parts are all readily available on the manufacturer's website, along with guides as to basic maintenance and repair. We've had our pipette for just under two years and we ran a pipette test on it just this past week (more to test my techs' skills in a friendly competition than to check on the pipette) and, although we ran the test using a thick oil standard, we got similar results to the manufacturer's specifications, which are based on using DI water. I think we've got it for the long haul! We use this instrument several times daily to run ASTM D7279 and I couldn't recommend it more."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: CHOC
Will eventually become ubiquitous
Application Area:Molecular Genetics
"These pipettes are a direct improvement over traditional micro-pipettes, decreasing the strain on your wrist/arm through design. I'm a big proponent of these pipettes to my colleagues and in time these will dominate the lab space."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: Tufts University
Great product!
Application Area:PCR analysis of trinucleotide repeat length
"The product is great - I have tendonitis and tested several pipettes marketed as ergonomic, and by far Ovation makes for the most comfortable pipette. This has helped reduce my flare-ups from tendonitis and my PI has also considered getting them for the rest of the lab."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: Promedica Monroe Regional Hospital
Great service, great product, and excellent customer relationships!
Application Area:Reagent/quality control assay coagulation testing
"Excellent for large volume pipette reconstitution of reagents. Excellent reproducibility for very small volume dilutions and sample preparation."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: Marian Regional Medical Center
Very easy to use. I would recommend.
Application Area:Microbiology Lab
"Very easy to use. Much easier than a two step pipetter."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: sanofi
Easy to use
Application Area:filling of ampules
"This was purchased as a backup to a pump filler. It is simple to use and is very handy."
Status:
Advanced ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: Sabine Medical Center
65% pleased
Application Area:Blood Bank
"There is a sharp decline in the effectiveness of the product after a while."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: marian regional medical center
Works just great
Application Area:Microbiology
"Pipette is very easy to use. No problems with it."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: Maxxam
Love this product. Cannot work without it.
Application Area:Analysis in environmental patameters
"Helps repetitive strain injuries and prevents them and allows those injured to heal properly. Repairs are a snap as the service is always so good and complete and well executed."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: South Central Kansas Medical Center
Love this pipette!
Application Area:Blood bank
"This pipette is easy to use, great to hold in your hand and precise. We use the curved handle to hang it on a bin in the area for easy access."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: MED HEALTH SERVICES
Great product, easy to use and perfect for our lab.
Application Area:Dilutions for samples
"Product works as described and it ergonomically better than the MLA that we typically use in our lab."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: Southeast Poultry Health Services, Inc.
Well-designed and comfortable, but durability is questionable.
Application Area:Sample transfer
"The Ovation M 10-100ul works well and is comfortable to use. Problems with durability tend to be falsely blamed on rough handling by the user when warranty claims are made."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: Reference Laboratory
Love to work with this instrument
Application Area:reference laboratory
"Easy to use, accurate every time of use. Easy to QC."
Status:
Advanced ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: Intermountain Healthcare
Comfort and accuracy, what more can one ask for!
Application Area:We use the Ovation for pipetting chemistry specimens and reagent preparation in a clinical laborator
"The Ovation pipette is a comfortable ergonomic device to use in a clinical laboratory setting. It gets used repeatedly at all hours of the day and night, and I appreciate the accuracy and reproducible volumes delivered by the device each time validations are performed- every six months. It's ergonomic design is comfortable to use for long-period iterations and uses. It always creates a confident seal with the MLA pipette tips and delivers a uniform dispense each time it is used. I highly recommend this pipette!"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: NIOSH
Great ergonomic tool
Application Area:RNA extraction and PCR
"Once you get used to holding these pipettes correctly, they greatly reduce strain on your wrists. I usually get cramps in my hand from pipetting during long experiments, but I didn't when we used to Ovation pipettes. Would definitely recommend to others!"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: Validation Application Center
Save a lot of time for preparing.
Application Area:Preparing for protein dilution
"Easy to use, more accurate and makes a great improvement on ergonomics"
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: Whitehead Institute
very happy with the pipettes
Application Area:parasitology lab
"I am very happy with these pipettes. I purchased a set for myself to reduce strain associated with repeated pipetting, and when other lab members tried them they asked me to order another set for use in our tissue culture protocols (one particularly protocol requires repeated scraping of wells and pipetting up and down). They are easy to use and standard USA scientific tips fit, so I can use the same tips as the rest of the lab."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: Medical Associates of Northwest Arkansas
Great addition to our lab
Application Area:Dilute chemistry samples
"Easy to use, economical. Easy to change volumes. Reliable. Vista Labs is always helpful when issues arise, and quick with the required calibrations."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2018
Organization: UNT Health Science Center
The instrument is ok, just different from the norm and not the preferred in the lab
Application Area:Analyze proteins in samples
"The Ovation single channel pipette is easy to use, but it is not the preferred pipette in the lab. My students and I tend to migrate to the familiar shaped pipette instead."
Ovation® pipettes have a unique and patented ergonomic design, the only type that will keep user's hand and wrist in the neutral position recommended by ergonomic experts. The angled shape allows users to pipette with low arm and elbow height, decreasing tension and associated pain in the neck, shoulder, back, and elbow.
All Ovation® pipettes have:
Additional Ovation® M features: