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<P>Liam,</P>
<P>That sounds like a good needle to use. As long as it has a sharp edge it should be fine.</P>
<P>Thom Jensen<BR><BR></P></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>>From: "Brennan, Liam" <LIAM.BRENNAN@BLL.N-I.NHS.UK>
<DIV></DIV>>To: "'Thom Jensen'" <TISSUEARRAY@HOTMAIL.COM>
<DIV></DIV>>CC: "'HISTONET'" <HISTONET@PATHOLOGY.SWMED.EDU>
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: RE: [Histonet] Dermal Needles for Arrays
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 14:09:50 -0000
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<DIV></DIV>>Thom-
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<DIV></DIV>>What about using a bone marrow trephine needle, as far as I know they come
<DIV></DIV>>in a variety of diameters and come with a stylet. They are disposable, not
<DIV></DIV>>prohibitively expensive, and could be discarded when they become blunt.
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<DIV></DIV>>Liam Brennan
<DIV></DIV>>Histopathology Dept
<DIV></DIV>>Belfast City Hospital
<DIV></DIV>>Northern Ireland
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>-----Original Message-----
<DIV></DIV>>From: Thom Jensen [mailto:tissuearray@hotmail.com]
<DIV></DIV>>Sent: 21 November 2003 13:28
<DIV></DIV>>To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: [Histonet] Dermal Needles for Arrays
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<DIV></DIV>>The company I posted to purchase Dermal needles has apparently gone out of
<DIV></DIV>>business. The link below is where I found the needles. The reason why I
<DIV></DIV>>picked this particular needle is because the middle of the middle goes all
<DIV></DIV>>the way though for a stylet to be used. Some needles on the market have
<DIV></DIV>>solid plastic handles and not useful for array punching.
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<DIV></DIV>>http://www.steeles.com/temp/search.php?input=33-31
<DIV></DIV>>>ch> &choice=2&submitfind=Search
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<DIV></DIV>>Thom Jensen
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