[Histonet] ventana customers

[Duddey, Aimee]

I am glad to see someone else is concerned about the upgrade.  The chance of an entire run aborting is a bit frightening, mainly for the loss of irreplaceable small biopsy tissue.  The possibility of an incorrectly stained slide is equally as frightening.  However, with appropriate controls an incorrect antibody should be detectable.  I don't believe that either option is good, but the only ones to work with.  The overlay on the other hand is something that we have never used.  When we first started with Vantage (we were early adopters) the overlay was not available.  When it was we tried it for a while and the only difference was that it gummed up the coverslipper if slides were in xylene too long before they were coverslipped.  We are still contemplating the upgrade as the resolution is tentative for early summer. 

Aimee M. Duddey, MLT(ASCP)
Assistant Director of Laboratory - Pathology
FH Moore Regional Hospital
910-715-5286 office
910715-1944 fax



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Subject: [Histonet] ventana customers

Good Morning, I am looking for feedback into technical bulletins and memos recently released.  We run benchmark ultras and special strainers.  We are also a facility that uses Vantage.  We have never used the clear label overlays they say are mandatory.  I also do not like the sounds of the software patch they are looking to install to eliminate the rare occurrence of invalid keycodes.  Any input or opinions?  If you are opting out of these...how are you documenting?  Thank you

Melissa Kuhnla
Lead Medical Technologist
for IHC and FISH testing
Regional Laboratory Services
Good Samaritan Hospital
631-609-2551

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