RE: [Histonet] Need opinions on HE stainers please!
For the love of your sanity (and keeping your pathologists happy)= DO
NOT BUY A SYMPHONY Their reagents are all proprietary and so
troubleshooting is almost impossible without paying Ventana to have
tech he= lp loom around your lab. The slides take 3 days or so to dry
before y= ou can file them, so you have to have tons of counterspace
(depending on yo= ur volume) to let them sit there in slide folders
before you can file. = ; The pathologists I worked with when we were
trying this thing out hated t= he staining and said that it wasn't
consistent from slide to slide. N= ot to mention the physical size of
the thing and the reagents are insane ex= pensive!!!
Just my opinion =)
Sarah Goebel, B.A., H= T (ASCP)
Histotechnician
XBiotech USA Inc.
8201 East Riverside Dr. Bldg 4 Suite 100
= em
Austin, Te= xas 78744
(512)386-2907
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Subject: [Histonet] Need opinions on HE stainers please!
From: Kendall Neely [1]nee...@s= hands.ufl.edu
Date: Fri, October 22, 2010 7:31 am
To: [2]histo...@lists= .utsouthwestern.edu
Our laboratory will be purchasing new HE stain equipment in the near
f= uture. We would like to hear the pros and cons out there for the
Thermo-Sh= andon Gemini, Sakura Prisma, Leica Autostainer XL and the
Ventana Symphony.= Thanks in advance for your input.
Kendall A. Neely
Histology Technical Specialist
Shands Rocky Point Laboratories
(352) 265-0111, x72113
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RE: [Histonet] Need opinions on HE stainers please!
We have a (refurbished) Lecia Autostainer XL and really like it. -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Kendall Neely Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 10:32 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Need opinions on HE stainers please! Our laboratory will be purchasing new HE stain equipment in the near future. We would like to hear the pros and cons out there for the Thermo-Shandon Gemini, Sakura Prisma, Leica Autostainer XL and the Ventana Symphony. Thanks in advance for your input. Kendall A. Neely Histology Technical Specialist Shands Rocky Point Laboratories (352) 265-0111, x72113 ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet The information in this e-mail is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed. If you believe this e-mail was sent to you in error and the e-mail contains patient information, please contact the Partners Compliance HelpLine at http://www.partners.org/complianceline . If the e-mail was sent to you in error but does not contain patient information, please contact the sender and properly dispose of the e-mail. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
Re: [Histonet] Need opinions on HE stainers please!
We have two leica XL Stainers and love them. We don't have the unit to transfer to the coverslippers yet and that would be great but minor overall. We are just setting up some special stains on it and the run up- run down programs for special stains. Pam Marcum UAMS - Original Message - From: Margaret Sherwood msherw...@partners.org To: Kendall Neely nee...@shands.ufl.edu, histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 10:44:50 AM Subject: RE: [Histonet] Need opinions on HE stainers please! We have a (refurbished) Lecia Autostainer XL and really like it. -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Kendall Neely Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 10:32 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Need opinions on HE stainers please! Our laboratory will be purchasing new HE stain equipment in the near future. We would like to hear the pros and cons out there for the Thermo-Shandon Gemini, Sakura Prisma, Leica Autostainer XL and the Ventana Symphony. Thanks in advance for your input. Kendall A. Neely Histology Technical Specialist Shands Rocky Point Laboratories (352) 265-0111, x72113 ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet The information in this e-mail is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed. If you believe this e-mail was sent to you in error and the e-mail contains patient information, please contact the Partners Compliance HelpLine at http://www.partners.org/complianceline . If the e-mail was sent to you in error but does not contain patient information, please contact the sender and properly dispose of the e-mail. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet - Original Message - From: Margaret Sherwood msherw...@partners.org To: Kendall Neely nee...@shands.ufl.edu, histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 10:44:50 AM Subject: RE: [Histonet] Need opinions on HE stainers please! We have a (refurbished) Lecia Autostainer XL and really like it. -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Kendall Neely Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 10:32 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Need opinions on HE stainers please! Our laboratory will be purchasing new HE stain equipment in the near future. We would like to hear the pros and cons out there for the Thermo-Shandon Gemini, Sakura Prisma, Leica Autostainer XL and the Ventana Symphony. Thanks in advance for your input. Kendall A. Neely Histology Technical Specialist Shands Rocky Point Laboratories (352) 265-0111, x72113 ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet The information in this e-mail is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed. If you believe this e-mail was sent to you in error and the e-mail contains patient information, please contact the Partners Compliance HelpLine at http://www.partners.org/complianceline . If the e-mail was sent to you in error but does not contain patient information, please contact the sender and properly dispose of the e-mail. ___ 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
RE: [Histonet] Need opinions on HE stainers please!
We are using the Sakura Prisma with attached coverslipper; it is a workhorse and allows for the use of what ever reagents/stains that you prefer. We are running our HE and H Pylori stains simultaneously. We experienced a small problem with the leveling of the instrument at the initial set up but once that was corrected it has been working well since then. The only draw back that I can see with the attached coverslipper is that the slides take longer to dry than with the older model. The slides are kept horizontal rather than vertical so the xylene doesn't run off. Cathy Fitzpatrick Anatomic Pathology Section Head Kelowna General Hospital _ From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Kendall Neely Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 7:32 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Need opinions on HE stainers please! Our laboratory will be purchasing new HE stain equipment in the near future. We would like to hear the pros and cons out there for the Thermo-Shandon Gemini, Sakura Prisma, Leica Autostainer XL and the Ventana Symphony. Thanks in advance for your input. Kendall A. Neely Histology Technical Specialist Shands Rocky Point Laboratories (352) 265-0111, x72113 ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1136 / Virus Database: 422/3212 - Release Date: 10/22/10 ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
