[Histonet] bar-coding

[Feher, Stephen]

We have SoftPath 4.3 out print servers use version 4.2.  We have Leica's
IPC and IPS cassette and slide printers and print all our cassettes and
slides (we print directly to the slides and do not use paper labels),
including ThinPrep slides for the Imager.  Leica's application
specialists got with SoftPath and got it all working.  We have no issues
and are printing slides with 2d barcodes.  The bar-coded slides work
well on the BondMax IHC stainer and we are working on an interface for
the Dako Artisan Link.

It's all been working well for us.  What kind of slide and cassette
printers are you using or considering using?


Steve

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[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Carol
Bryant
Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 12:34 PM
To: Histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] bar-coding 

Does anyone have SoftPath 4.2?  If so, do you know if it has the
capability to produce bar-coded specimen labels?  I am looking into
various methods to reduce re-entry of case data and eliminate
handwriting of cassettes and slides.  I know Ventana's Vantage system
can do this for histology, but we also have cytology processing in our
lab.  I would like to find something that would be uniform for both
cytology and histology processing and interface with SoftPath.  However,
if SoftPath could do this, even better.

Thank you in advance for any input.

Carol Bryant, CT (ASCP)
Cytology/Histology Manager
Pathology Services
Lexington Clinic
Phone (859) 258-4082
Fax (859) 258-4081
cbrya <@t> lexclin.com



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