[Histonet] block alignment

Thu Mar 3 13:37:37 CST 2005

We currently are using the one marketed by Newcomer, which is the same
one that has been previously mentioned as being designed by Mr. Davis in
Colorado.  They have two separate ones, one which will fit Leica and a
different one which will fit Microm.  They are not cheap, but it only
has to save one specimen to be worth the money.  Our techs didn't like
them at first (felt they were a waste of money), but have grown to
appreciate the importance.  I don't have any experience with the Hiso
Collimitor.  

Jennifer 
Fairview-University Medical Center
Minneapolis, MN

>>> "Bartlett, Jeanine" <JQB7 <@t> CDC.GOV> 03/03/05 08:14AM >>>
The literature I have shows that it fits the majority of Microms.  I
know they are now the distributor but that hasn't always been the
case.
The one Newcomer has fits Microms and Leica, I believe.

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Weems, Joyce [mailto:JWEEMS <@t> sjha.org] 
    Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 9:11 AM
    To: Bartlett, Jeanine; Dawson, Glen;
histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu 
    Subject: RE: [Histonet] block alignment

    It only fits their microtomes.

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Bartlett, Jeanine [mailto:JQB7 <@t> CDC.GOV] 
    Sent: Thu 3/3/2005 8:48 AM
    To: Weems, Joyce; Dawson, Glen;
histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu 
    Subject: RE: [Histonet] block alignment

    Richard-Allan

            -----Original Message-----
            From: Weems, Joyce [mailto:JWEEMS <@t> sjha.org] 
            Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 8:44 AM
            To: Dawson, Glen; Bartlett, Jeanine;
    histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu 
            Subject: RE: [Histonet] block alignment

            From which company?

            -----Original Message-----
            From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu on
behalf of
    Dawson, Glen
            Sent: Thu 3/3/2005 8:27 AM
            To: Bartlett, Jeanine; histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu 
            Subject: RE: [Histonet] block alignment

            Jeanine,

            I believe we have 7 Histo Collimators here and I've used
one for
    at least 5
            or 6 years and I couldn't go without it.  Using the
Collimator,
    I usually
            waste less than 10 microns worth of tissue on an outside
block
    face-in.

            Thumbs Way Way Up on block aligners,

            Glen Dawson  BS, HT & QIHC (ASCP)
            IHC Manager
            Milwaukee, WI

            -----Original Message-----
            From: Bartlett, Jeanine [mailto:JQB7 <@t> CDC.GOV] 
            Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 12:42 PM
            To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu 
            Subject: [Histonet] block alignment

            Hi:

            Does anyone out there have any experience with block
alignment
    products
            such as the Microtome Aligner from Newcomer or the Histo
    Collimator?  We
            receive a huge number of outside blocks and I adjust my
block
    holder
            accordingly, but others in the group say it's easier to
re-embed
    all
            outside blocks (Yikes!) and then have every microtome
aligned
    the same.
            I was just wondering if these aligners work and if so
perhaps it
    could
            be an alternative for those individuals that normally
would
    rather
            re-embed than realign.

            Thanks!
            Jeanine Bartlett, HT(ASCP)
            Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
            Infectious Disease Pathology Activity
            1600 Clifton Road, MS/G-32
            Atlanta, GA 30333
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