[Histonet] Cassette Label System

[Victor Tobias]

We have 2 ThermoShandon microwriter cassette labelers and knock on wood, 
have not had any downtime. One is 3 years old and the other 18 months. 
We average 300 + cassettes daily. We are upgrading our labelers so that 
we can print barcodes. Our labelers are also integrated with our LIS, 
PowerPath by IMPAC. As soon as the case is accessioned and block orders 
are placed, upon saving the cassettes are automatically printed and 
color coded.

Victor

Bartlett, Jeanine wrote:

>I saw the ThermoElectron unit demo'd at NSH a few weeks ago.  It looked really amazing.
>
>	-----Original Message----- 
>	From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu on behalf of Darren James 
>	Sent: Wed 10/6/2004 3:50 PM 
>	To: 'Paula Lucas'; Histonet (E-mail) 
>	Cc: 
>	Subject: RE: [Histonet] Cassette Label System
>	
>	
>
>	Hi Paula,
>	
>	As agents for Thermo Electron in New Zealand I am going to extoll the
>	virutes of the Shandon models.
>	Unlike some on the market the Shandon uses foil tape and heated stylus. This
>	burns the info into the cassette.
>	They can print conventional and 2D barcodes and manage to print up to 3
>	lines of 19 characters. The software is fully configurable to customise the
>	printing to your requirements.
>	I have contacted several users througout NZ and Australia who all love the
>	product. A couple of labs have 2 or 3 running at the same time.
>	I think the biggest benefit is having totally legible cassettes and
>	therefore a clear audit trail.
>	Other users may like to comment.
>	To get more info I suggest contacting your Thermo Electron agent or email
>	them on clinical.diagnostics <@t> thermo.com.
>	
>	Hope this helps
>	
>	Darren James
>	
>	-----Original Message-----
>	From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
>	[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu]On Behalf Of Paula
>	Lucas
>	Sent: Thursday, 7 October 2004 2:49 a.m.
>	To: Histonet (E-mail)
>	Subject: [Histonet] Cassette Label System
>	
>	
>	Hello,
>	
>	My company is possibly interested in purchasing a histology cassette
>	printer.
>	
>	Could you please provide information on the different manufactures that
>	offer printers?  What are the pro/cons?  Is it really that worth it to
>	purchase one? Does it really save that much time?  Are they easy to use?
>	
>	Any information, suggestions, and comments are greatly appreciated.
>	
>	Thank you,
>	
>	Paula Lucas
>	Bio-Path Medical Group
>	
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Victor Tobias
Clinical Applications Analyst
University of Washington Medical Center
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