Hi Carol, I am not aware of any procedure that is regulated for this. When we have processor problems or purchase a new one we usually run test on each specific protocol. ie: bx's, fat run etc. We just make up some blocks from scrap specimens and run them through. We log the outcome in our QA logs.
Hope this helps Kim Donadio Pathology Supervisor Baptist Hospital 1000 W Moreno St. Pensacola FL 32501 Phone (850) 469-7718 Fax (850) 434-4996 "Carole Ruffin" <cruf...@valleycare.com> Sent by: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu 12/16/2009 12:12 PM To <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> cc Subject [Histonet] New processor help Is there a procedure or some standard method validation process out there for starting up a new tissue processor? Maybe one that would be approved by regulatory agency? I am not sure whether this would just be left up to the pathologists to decide what they would prefer. Thank you, Carole Ruffin, HT(ASCP) ValleyCare Hospital Pleasanton, CA This message and any included attachments are from ValleyCare Health System and are intended only for the addressee(s). The information contained herein may include trade secrets or privileged or otherwise confidential information. Unauthorized review, forwarding, printing, copying, distributing, or using such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you received this message in error, or have reason to believe you are not authorized to receive it, please promptly delete this message and notify the sender by e-mail. _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet ----------------------------------------- All electronic data transmissions originating from or sent to Baptist Health Care Corporation (BHC) are subject to monitoring. This message along with any attached data, are the confidential and proprietary communications of BHC and are intended to be received only by the individual or individuals to whom the message has been addressed. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, please take notice that any use, copying, printing, forwarding or distribution of this message, in any form, is strictly prohibited and may violate State or Federal Law. If you have received this transmission in error, please delete or destroy all copies of this message. For questions, contact the BHC Privacy Officer at (850) 434-4472. Rev.10/07. _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet