Scrape with a knife, AND clean block with gauze and xylene (under a hood), relabel with permanent marker, dip re-labeled block in paraffin to protect. The trick is to get ALL the paraffin off the writing surface.
On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 11:51 AM, Tom McNemar <tmcne...@lmhealth.org> wrote: > I used to use a 4x4 with a little Americlear or Xylene to clean the > paraffin off before relabeling. You can then dip or run a little paraffin > over it. May not be practical if you have a lot. > > Tom McNemar, HT(ASCP) > Histology Co-ordinator > Licking Memorial Health Systems > (740) 348-4163 > (740) 348-4166 > tmcne...@lmhealth.org > www.LMHealth.org > > > -----Original Message----- > From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto: > histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Patrick Laurie > Sent: Monday, June 24, 2013 12:00 PM > To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > Subject: [Histonet] Block labeling > > Hi Everyone, > > What is the best way to label blocks that are already embedded? We have a > large control bank that we are trying to relabel and make search able, > however, most marking pens don't write well on paraffin covered blocks, > even when we scrape them off. Pencils work, not always the most legibly, > so I was wondering if there is a clever solution that someone might have > found. We've tried putting stickers or labels on the back, but that falls > right off. > > Thanks in advance for any suggestions. > > -- > > Patrick Laurie(HT)ASCP QIHC > > Histology Manager > > Celligent Diagnostics, LLC > > 101 East W.T. Harris Blvd | Suite 1212 | Charlotte, NC 28262 > > Work: 704-970-3300 Cell: 704-266-0869 > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > > This e-mail, including attachments, is intended for the sole use of the > individual and/or entity to whom it is addressed, and contains information > from Licking Memorial Health Systems which is confidential or privileged. > If you are not the intended recipient, nor authorized to receive for the > intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or > use of the contents of this e-mail and attachments is prohibited. If you > have received this in error, please advise the sender by reply e-mail and > delete the message immediately. You may also contact the LMH Process > Improvement Center at 740-348-4641. E-mail transmissions cannot be > guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, > corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. > The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions > in the contents of this message, which arise as a result of e-mail > transmission. 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