Honestly, I don't see the point of using this instrument in the histology lab (at least not my lab as we are set up). It would seem odd that we are being "ultra safe" when dispensing the formalin but then it's kind of the "wild west" when we have to discard the previously archived wet tissue!
Obviously we are safe when discarding our used formalin but my point is that if there is no closed system for the discard process (none that I am aware of anyway) then why invest in the front end if the back end is still a mess! Now I can see Operating Rooms and Labour and Delivery suites loving this system as many nurses are less comfortable handling formalin. With this system they could safely fill their buckets and send the specimens off to us to let us worry about disposal. Just my 2 cents worth. Maybe someone on here will be able educate me about a safe system for tissue discards. Greg -- *Greg Dobbin* 1205 Pleasant Grove Rd RR#2 York, PE C0A 1P0 *Everything in moderation...even moderation itself**!* _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet