[Histonet] RE: biopsy "bags" for processing - alternatives

[Pam Marcum]

We tried the AutoSette and it did not work on longer biopsies as they curl.  Love the design and the gross room had issues with it in the cassette writer.  It would print two or three and jam.  We get from 35 to 100 biopsies a day so it was an issue. 

Pam ----- Original Message -----

From: "Powell, Shirley" <POWELL_SA <@t> mercer.edu> 
To: "Timothy Morken" <Timothy.Morken <@t> ucsfmedctr.org>, "Histonet" <histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu> 
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2014 10:50:24 AM 
Subject: [Histonet] RE: biopsy "bags" for processing - alternatives 

Hi Tim and all, 

I recently did a search for cassettes that I can process tiny, and I mean tiny (we are talking gnat's eyes, not really), specimens and found some cassettes that were perfect for them and one for a little larger, but still tiny.  The came from Cancer Diagnostics, no I do not get a kick back.  They are called AutoSette Cassettes (Vortex Cornerless Biopsy Cassettes) and are concave with NO corners for the tiny pieces to get caught in.  I deal with a lot of small and unique tissues/animals and these work perfectly.  Repeating myself, but the VM1007 ones are for the really extra tiny specimens and the VM1005 are for the little larger specimens.  You can get them in colors to differentiate types of sources.  You can see them here.  http://www.cancerdiagnostics.com/CDI_Products.aspx?pid=153 

I must say I have not lost anything yet. 


Shirley 

-----Original Message----- 
From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Morken, Timothy 
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2014 11:24 AM 
To: Histonet 
Subject: [Histonet] biopsy "bags" for processing - alternatives 

All knowing Histonet, 

Our grossing staff uses nylon "biopsy bags" to enclose some biopsy specimens. The embedding staff find them troublesome because when they pull the bags open they tend to "pop" open and throw the tissue off in all directions. They have to be very careful opening these. Is there another bag made of some other material that is less prone to this problem? 

For various reasons some of these samples can't be put on sponges. They do wrap some in flat biopsy paper, but not others. It seems to be a grossing personal preference more than anything else. 

Thanks for any and all info! 

Tim Morken 
Supervisor, Histology, Electron Microscopy and Neuromuscular Special Studies UC San Francisco Medical Center Box 1656 
505 Parnassus Ave 
San Francisco, CA 94143 
USA 

415.514-6042  (office) 
tim.morken <@t> ucsfmedctr.org<mailto:tim.morken <@t> ucsfmedctr.org> 


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