I agree that putting tiny specimen *on* the teabag and not *in* it saves the embedded valuable time. For those that are budget conscious AND short on TAT, how well would *recycling* microcassettes work? Could they be successfully put back in the processing rack and cleaned during a normal rack cleaning? Wouldn't that be more cost-conscious than throwing away teabags since you can reuse those.
Bear in mind, my questions are meant only to provoke a rethinking of some processes and consider not only convenience during grossing but also during embedding. On Aug 6, 2012, at 8:18 AM, Jennifer Campbell <campbe...@muhlbauerlab.com> wrote: > We use actual teabags that we purchase in bulk. We filter the contents of our > specimen bottles but instead of filtering into the teabag we make a > cone-shape and filter onto the teabag and then neatly fold it to fit in a > cassette. We are a derm lab so some of the shave biopsies we receive are > curled. Once the pieces are cut at grossing we place them on a wet teabag and > again neatly fold the teabag and place it in cassette. > > At embedding we open them on the warm area of the embedding center and don't > have issues. > > The key for us is we put everything on the teabag not in it. > > Hope this helps! > > Jen Campbell > > On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 1:39 PM, Contact HistoCare <cont...@histocare.com> > wrote: > Hi all, > > Just a curiosity of mine, having contracted for many places I've seen many > different processes, some efficient and some inefficient. I find a lot of > labs do what they've always done just because they've always done something a > certain way for so long whether it's useful or not and generally are not > interested in change. > > One of these things I'm referring to is using teabags. I know some of you > LOVE them, but there are few things I loathe more than trying to dig out a > tiny biopsy sample from a teabag along with trying to open it while being > stuck together by the wax. > > Why in the world would anyone ever use teabags when there are microcassettes > and even biopsy cassettes? > > Please let me hear it. > > > www.HistoCare.com > Histology Staffing for your Lab > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > > > > -- > Jen Campbell, HT(ASCP) > Supervisor of Technical Services > Muhlbauer Dermatopathology Laboratory > 61 Monroe Avenue, Ste B > Pittsford NY 14534 > P: 585.586.5166 > F: 585.586.3137 > > > IMPORTANT NOTICE: This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential > or sensitive information which is, or may be, legally privileged or > otherwise protected by law from further disclosure. It is intended only > for the addressee. If you received this in error or from someone who was > not authorized to send it to you, please do not distribute, copy or use it > or any attachments. Please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail > and delete this from your system. Thank you for your cooperation. > _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
