[Histonet] Tissue processor errors, failures and what to do

[Patpxs]

Hi Garrey,

The answer is “it depends”.   What you do when a processor fails depends on the failure point.  If the tissue is still in dehydrant it gets treated differently than if it fails in the intermediate solvent.  

Paula

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> On Jul 4, 2020, at 10:08 AM, Garrey Faller via Histonet <histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu> wrote:
> 
> Happy 4th to all.
> Does anyone have a procedure on what to do when a tissue processor fails or alarms.  I want to learn more about the science behind tissue processing so I know what to do when the machine fails. This happened to a friend recently and I want to prevent my tissues/biopsies from being ruined.
> Thanks.
> Garrey
> 
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