[Histonet] RE: Bone Saw

[Douglas Porter]

In the event you don't have a band saw, I wish I did, we have a vice that
has a suction cup bottom that we attach to the top of one of our specimen
carts.  It holds the bone well enough to get reasonable sections.  If I had
to do too many more than I do, I'd request a band saw.  When I'm done, I
just clean up the saw, the cart and I'm done.

Douglas A. Porter, HT (ASCP) 
Pathologist Assistant 
IT Coordinator

Sparrow / CAP-Lab, PLC 
2508 South Cedar Street 			
Lansing, MI 48910-3138 

517-372-5520 (phone) 
517-372-5540 (fax) 

doug.porter <@t> caplab.org 

www.caplab.org 		
 
 
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[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Mike Pence
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2015 1:56 PM
To: 'Terri Braud'; histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] RE: Bone Saw

What is clean-up like?

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[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Terri Braud
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2015 12:19 PM
To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] RE: Bone Saw

We also use the little table-top band saw from Mar-Med.  It has a small
footprint, splash guards, and is just awesome for cutting thin beautiful
sections.  We use toothed forceps to hold the specimen and keep fingers out
of the way.  Like the man said, a hot knife through soft butter!  We have 3
Pathologists and one PA and they all LOVE it.

Terri L. Braud, HT(ASCP)
Anatomic Pathology Supervisor
Holy Redeemer Hospital Laboratory
1648 Huntingdon Pike
Meadowbrook, PA 19046
Ph: 215-938-3676
Fax: 215-938-3874
   

> 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?

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
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