[Histonet] (no subject)

[Matthew Bingham]

As many of you may or may not know, the Histobath countertop freezing bath has
been discontinued by Thermo (formerly known as Thermo-Shandon, Shandon-Lipshaw,
etc.). I was told that the freon that is used to allow the unit to cool to -60
is no longer allowed by the EPA to be used in ultra low refrigeration units. I
know there is a floor model, the Clini-RF, at brightinstruments.com which uses a
two types of freon in isolated side by side systems, but it is a rather large
unit (20"D x 18"W x 40"H). Our frozen section room, as are most, is a small
room with very limited space. Therefore, have any of you found a solution for a
countertop model (i.e. 19"D x 9"W x 15"H)freezing bath to be used in frozen
section rooms? I appreciate the help.

Thanks,

Matthew Bingham, PA(ASCP)CMAnatomic Pathology Supervisor
Phoenix Children's Hospital
Department of Pathology
1919 E. Thomas Road
Phoenix, AZ 85016
phone: 602-546-1318
fax: 602-546-1284
email: mbingham <@t> phoenixchildrens.com