Re: [Histonet] Teabags
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.comwrote: 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
Re: [Histonet] Teabags
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
RE: [Histonet] Teabags
Cheaper! Regards Tony Henwood JP, MSc, BAppSc, GradDipSysAnalys, CT(ASC), FFSc(RCPA) Laboratory Manager Senior Scientist Tel: 612 9845 3306 Fax: 612 9845 3318 the children's hospital at westmead Cnr Hawkesbury Road and Hainsworth Street, Westmead Locked Bag 4001, Westmead NSW 2145, AUSTRALIA -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Contact HistoCare Sent: Saturday, 4 August 2012 3:40 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Teabags 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 * This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete it and notify the sender. Views expressed in this message and any attachments are those of the individual sender, and are not necessarily the views of The Children's Hospital at Westmead This note also confirms that this email message has been virus scanned and although no computer viruses were detected, The Childrens Hospital at Westmead accepts no liability for any consequential damage resulting from email containing computer viruses. * ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
[Histonet] Teabags
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
