[Histonet] biopsy "bags" for processing - alternatives

[Susan.Walzer <@t> HCAHealthcare.com]

When you open nylon bags they sometime "pop" the biopsy out and you can lose it.  Tiny tissue gets stuck in the the seams of  the bags. Blue sponges made artifact indents in tissue. We use round Obex papers and have never lost a biopsy. They are wonderful! You can fold them like filter paper ,use a small funnel and pour tiny bits of tissue thru catching everything.

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Subject: Re: [Histonet] biopsy "bags" for processing - alternatives



We also use the nylon bags and have to pay extreme attention when embedding.  We no longer use sponges due to cross contamaination.  We use to buy tissue bags from Fisher and they were similar to the "blue" paper we use from Leica.  I have been looking at tea bag vendors (like we get Lipton and Salda tea in).  They are paper the only issue is the quantity you have to purchase.  Mopec make a bag but the issue the open end is even and this is a real pain when trying to get inside, as I mentioned before the old Fisher bags had one end longer than the other so you were able to place your forceps inside with ease.  Another reason I would like to replace the nylon bag is that when you get an aggregate of tissue some of it gets inside the mesh and if there is minimal tissue I fear you may miss some diagnostic material. 



Sue PaturzoTJUH 




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