[Histonet] Xpress and AutoTEC comments

[Wesley Simms, MD]

The reference re. quadrupled reagent costs was regarding reagent cost of the 
Xpress vs. reagent cost of conventional processing (4:1).  As there are only 
about 48 Xpress'es in the US, I seriously doubt they will be increasing the 
cost of their kits...yet.
Wesley W. Simms
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bartlett, Jeanine (CDC/CCID/NCZVED)" <jqb7 <@t> cdc.gov>
To: <histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 12:03 PM
Subject: [Histonet] Xpress and AutoTEC comments


All,

I am not here to sing the praises of Sakura but I do want to make a few 
comments.  We have just received our AutoTEC but prior to its purchase I did 
get a sampling of the Paraform cassettes and tried them.  The mesh-like 
structure is not plastic and the main surface piece is cut away with 
trimming leaving an edge that does not affect ribboning.  I had no trouble 
achieving good sections with them.

As far as the Xpress goes, it suits our purpose very well.  We are not a 
hospital so I cannot comment on how it works in that environment but we are 
quite satisfied.

An aside regarding a comment I read that someone with a source knew they 
were going to quadruple the price on the kits....well, I spoke with my rep. 
and she said absolutely not.  "We are not in the business of making our 
customers angry!'   I tend to believe her.

Just my two cents worth......

Jeanine Bartlett, BS, HT(ASCP)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road, MS/G-32
18/SB-114
Atlanta, GA  30333
(404) 639-3590
jeanine.bartlett <@t> cdc.hhs.gov



From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu 
[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Rene J Buesa
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 11:57 AM
To: Heckford, Karen - SMMC-SF; histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: RE: [Histonet] STP420 from Richard Allan. .

Karen:
  That is exactly what I was referring to. There is no way that adding 
something hard enough to survive the process that is able to keep pushed 
down the tissue is going to cut "just as if it did not exist".
  On the other hand, if you are going to use the Xpress along with this 
automated embedding instrument, you have to change the cassettes holders and 
reduce them to just 20 per run which means cutting the throughput Xpress 
capability by 34% (to just 80 cassettes / 105 minutes).
  René J.

"Heckford, Karen - SMMC-SF" <Karen.Heckford <@t> CHW.edu> wrote:
  I have actually tried the new cassette that you afe suppose to cut the 
plastic with the tissue. It was so absolutely horrible I had to laugh.
What will they think of next?
Karen Heckford HT (ASCP) CE
Lead Histology Technician
Histology/Pathololgy Department
St. Mary's Medical Center
450 Stanyan St.
San Francisco, Ca. 94117
415-668-1000 ext. 6167
Fax: 415-750-8123
email: kheckfor <@t> chw.edu


Jeanine Bartlett, BS, HT(ASCP)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road, MS/G-32
18/SB-114
Atlanta, GA  30333
(404) 639-3590
jeanine.bartlett <@t> cdc.hhs.gov

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