Hi Paula, What is the first solution the cassettes go in when the processor starts? We use Statmark pens when our cassette printer isn't working, and they work well. The only time we have had issues was when we would hand write the cassettes and run them on our small biopsy run which skips the formalin. It seems like the marker ink needs to "fix" with the formalin. Sometimes they smear if they aren't dry enough before they go into formalin too. I hope you figure it out. Maybe see if you can get some samples of different pens and then run some empty cassettes and see what works best for you.
Have a good day. Jessica Jessica Piche, HT(ASCP) Waterbury Hospital Histology Laboratory Histology Team Leader 203-573-7167 ________________________________ From: Paula via Histonet <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Sent: Wednesday, February 7, 2024 2:35 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Subject: [Histonet] Marking Pen [EXTERNAL MSG] Hello, We have been using KP Marker Plus pens for cassettes. We have 2 Leica Processors and 1 VIP6 processor. The cassettes that go into the VIP6 are smeared and some are almost smeared off completely. The processors have the same solutions in them. If anyone can shed some light as to why there is a difference, and if anyone can recommend a better marking pen for us to try, I would appreciate the feedback. Thank you, Paula _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flists.utsouthwestern.edu%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fhistonet&data=05%7C02%7Cjessica.piche%40wtbyhosp.org%7C873b23e6f59c40f09ac508dc2813f9d3%7Cd4e8b650c4e4424481b4a11e2edb35a9%7C0%7C0%7C638429313478635896%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=eiD1an%2F2n73QFobrsXKdiC2Kk8h6AE78xAtW9DIRiAM%3D&reserved=0<http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet> _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
