[Histonet] RE: Re:Peloris users

[Setlak, Lisa]

Wow, I feel like I'm listening to myself speak. We have the machine for about the same amount of time as yourself and yes we have had tissue contamination. I can't say it's super bad but we've had several cases recently where as before we rarely ever had it. Unfortunately I'm not sure what causes it and I think it got blamed on the grossing person or embedder in our cases. I'm interested to see what everyone has to say about this.
Lisa

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From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Seguin, Suzanne
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 12:08 PM
To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] Re:Peloris users

Hello,
We have been using this tissue processor for 1 year now. During the last
3-6 months, we have experienced an unreasonable number of cases reported
with tissue contaminant in paraffin blocks. We use regular tissue
cassettes as well as the biopsy and micromesh style. While using this
processor I have also witnessed tissue fragment into smaller pieces
while processing. Because the Peloris uses a relatively large magnetic
stirrer, I'm wondering if this could be a cause for the contaminant. Has
anyone else experienced this? Any thoughts, suggestions?

Thanks

Sue 
Charge Technologist - Anatomic Pathology 
Sudbury Regional Hospital
41 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON P3E 5J1
(Tel (705) 523-7100 ext. 1209
 Fax (705) 675-4776
sseguin <@t> hrsrh.on.ca 








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