[Histonet] Bone Saw

[Richard Yeo]

We use a small band saw from MAR-MED. cuts through a femoral head like a hot knife through soft butter. You let the blade do the job, don't force the bone. Just very little consistent pressure.

Rich Y

Sent from my iPhone

> On Feb 17, 2015, at 4:01 PM, Mike Pence <mpence <@t> grhs.net> wrote:
> 
> Those double bladed hacksaws work great for femoral heads, but are not good for toes! I also have one pathologist that wants to cut their own specimens and they do not want anything manual. They want one of those "rrrrrr" "thingies" that cuts bone.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rathborne, Toni [mailto:Toni.Rathborne <@t> rwjuh.edu] 
> Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2015 2:55 PM
> To: 'Jason McGough'; Mike Pence; histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu; histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> Subject: RE: [Histonet] Bone Saw
> 
> We use a device from Mopec.
> 
> http://media3.mopec.com/media/pdf/AutopsyAccessories(Page76).pdf
> 
> It's manual, but works great.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Jason McGough
> Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2015 3:59 PM
> To: Mike Pence; histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu; histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> Subject: RE: [Histonet] Bone Saw
> 
> We use a Dremel tool. It works great!!
> 
> 
> 
> Jason McGough, HT(ASCP)
> 
> Operations Manager
> 
> Clinical Laboratory of the Black Hills
> 
> 605-343-2267
> 
> jmcgough <@t> clinlab.com <mailto:jmcgough <@t> clinlab.com> 
> 
> www.clinlab.com <http://www.clinlab.com> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original message-----
>> From:Mike Pence <mpence <@t> grhs.net <mailto:mpence <@t> grhs.net> >
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2015 1:56 PM
>> To: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu <mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu> ; histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu <mailto:histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu> 
>> Subject: [Histonet] Bone Saw
>> 
>> I am trying to see what everyone is using at your grossing station for bone saw to cut femoral heads and toes for osteo. If you are using a Stryker saw how are you holding the specimens to make good thin sections?
>> _______________________________________________
>> Histonet mailing list
>> Histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu <mailto:Histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu> 
>> http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet <http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet>
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Histonet mailing list
> Histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
> _______________________________________________
> Histonet mailing list
> Histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet