[Histonet] RE: secure sette

[Morken, Timothy]

Hazel, we are trying them out right now. It looks really interesting and will save a LOT of time in embedding if it works out. We embedded 20 sample cassettes in less than 2 minutes yesterday. 

However, this cassette will not work for everything. For instance it is too short in length for most of our prostate bx. Some bx are too small for the integrated sponge to hold them in. Therefore the grossing staff has to decide on a case by case basis if the cassette is suitable. That brings up issues of how you load a cassette printer with a mix of regular and Securesette cassettes for optimum use.  The grossers will need to be diligent as well  in their tissue orientation because the cassette is not opened at embedding.  

I figure, however, that even is 30% of the cases can use this cassette it will save hours in the embedding area - we average 500 blocks/day.

Tim Morken
UCSF Pathology
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Subject: [Histonet] secure sette

Has anyone used the SecureSette Tissue Cassette?

Hazel Horn
Hazel Horn, HT/HTL (ASCP)
Supervisor of Autopsy/Histology/Transcription
Arkansas Children's Hospital
1 Children's Way    Slot 820
Little Rock, AR   72202

phone   501.364.4240
fax        501.364.3155

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