Dawn Olszewski asks: >>I have been tasked to find a better solution to transport extremities from the OR to histology. We have tried cardboard boxes (no longer allowed) and plastic totes on rollers (too big to store and absorb odors from the legs).<<
Mopec offers >>Pathport 3 is a stainless steel constructed transport and storage system specifically manufactured to accommodate pathology specimens. Equipped with a custom fit disposable formaldehyde-neutralizing pad and includes safety locks. The Pathport 3 is specially designed to absorb harmful spills and vapors. Spill clean-up can be accomplished by simply replacing the pad.<< I didn't check the price of the Pathport 3, but it's difficult to imagine a lab manager willing to spring for what must be a very expensive item. Particularly because you'd need several of them, since pathologists are accustomed to letting dead legs sit around for several days before they dissect them, and then insisting the specimen sit around until the slides are prepared and the case is signed out and forgotten. I always raised people's eyebrows by insisting on dissecting the specimen the day it arrived, and insisting it was off to the incinerator as soon as I was done dissecting. I'd fix the tissues I wanted to examine, in a small pot of formalin overnight, block them the following morning, decalcify the arteries, and into the processor the next evening. Bob Richmond Samurai Pathologist Maryville TN _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet