Ever since a leaky container and a biohazard bag opened in the tube containing bile- No Way. They had to shut the system down to clean it. And it went across the street and up 3 floors! University of Chicago has a dumbwaiter that sends samples from surgery to the gross room. Nifty!!! Bernice
Bernice Frederick HTL (ASCP) Northwestern University Pathology Core Facility ECOGPCO-RL 710 N Fairbanks Court Olson 8-421 Chicago,IL 60611 312-503-3723 -----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Della Speranza, Vinnie Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 1:27 PM To: 'Marcia Funk'; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: RE: [Histonet] Tube station We do not tube any tissue samples, fresh or fixed, and yes, we do have a tube station available to us. Potential contamination of the tube system from a leaking specimen container is one legitimate concern but we also have some here worried that a fresh specimen might enter the tube system never to be seen again. I'm not sure how realistic that fear is with modern systems that track each transaction however I'm reluctant to find out the hard way. Emotions aside, as a matter of policy we do not tube any tissues. Vinnie Della Speranza Manager for Anatomic Pathology Services Medical University of South Carolina 165 Ashley Avenue Suite 309 Charleston, South Carolina 29425 Tel: (843) 792-6353 Fax: (843) 792-8974 -----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Marcia Funk Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 1:33 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Tube station We have just installed a tube station do you send your tissue specimens through the tube station ? Thanks Marcia Marcia Funk Histology Laboratory Mercy Medical Center North Iowa Mason City, IA, 50401 _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet