Since I haven't seen anyone talk about this yet, I feel obligated to tell you all that there is a handy dandy little "melter" out there for getting the excess paraffin off the blocks.
You just run the edges of the block over it and voila...trimmed. When you have up to 600 blocks a day, this thing is wonderful. And it keeps your hands from cramping up. Oh the wonders!! Sheila KDL Pathology Knoxville, TN -----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Horn, Hazel V Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 10:32 AM To: 'sris...@mail.holyname.org'; histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: RE: [Histonet] knife used for cleaning paraffin off the blocks We use a couple of butter knives we brought from home. Hazel Horn Hazel Horn, HT/HTL (ASCP) Supervisor of Autopsy/Histology/Transcription Arkansas Children's Hospital 1 Children's Way Slot 820 Little Rock, AR 72202 phone 501.364.4240 fax 501.364.3155 visit us on the web at: www.archildrens.org -----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of sris...@mail.holyname.org Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 8:29 AM To: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] knife used for cleaning paraffin off the blocks Hi All, I wonder if someone could help me with this! I am looking for a stainless steel knife that we use to scrape off the paraffin from the embedded blocks. I could not find the 6 inches size knife in any catalog. Thanks in advance Mala Nirmala Srishan Histology Supervisor Holy Name Medical Center. __________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet Holy Name Medical Center is the recipient of: Magnet Recognition for Excellence in Patient Care, American Nurses Credentialing Center 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare, Ranked Fourth Nationally by Modern Healthcare Best Places to Work in New Jersey, NJBIZ Awards for Emergency, Outpatient and Inpatient Service Excellence, J.D. Power Distinguished Hospital Awards for Clinical Excellence, HealthGrades Excellence Awards for Stroke, Gastrointestinal and Pulmonary Care, HealthGrades Best in Value Award, Data Advantage, LLC Chest Pain Center Accreditation, Society of Chest Pain Centers Primary Stroke Center Designation, The Joint Commission and NJ Department of Health and Human Services **** Warning: The information contained in this message is privileged and CONFIDENTIAL and is intended only for the use of the addressee above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or taking of any action in reliance on the content of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender by replying to this message, and then delete it from your system. _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet **************************************************************************** **************************************************************************** **************************************************************************** **************************************************************************** **************************************************************************** **************************************************************************** **************************************************************************** **************************************************************************** ********************** The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. Thank you. _______________________________________________ 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