[Histonet] Re: Bone Saw

2015-02-19 Thread Bob Richmond
Mike Pence (where?) asks: >>I am trying to see what everyone is using at your grossing station for bone saw to cut femoral heads and toes for osteo. If you are using a Stryker saw how are you holding the specimens to make good thin sections?<< >>Three suggestions were: >>Mopec ZawBones double-bla

RE: [Histonet] RE: Bone Saw

2015-02-18 Thread Douglas Porter
rn.edu] On Behalf Of Mike Pence Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2015 1:56 PM To: 'Terri Braud'; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] RE: Bone Saw What is clean-up like? -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun..

[Histonet] RE: Bone Saw

2015-02-18 Thread Mike Pence
What is clean-up like? -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Terri Braud Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2015 12:19 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] RE: Bone Saw We

[Histonet] RE: Bone Saw

2015-02-18 Thread Terri Braud
We also use the little table-top band saw from Mar-Med. It has a small footprint, splash guards, and is just awesome for cutting thin beautiful sections. We use toothed forceps to hold the specimen and keep fingers out of the way. Like the man said, a hot knife through soft butter! We have 3 Pa

[Histonet] Re: Bone saw

2009-05-21 Thread Robert Richmond
Christine Bark asks about saws for cutting surgical pathology bone specimens like femoral heads. I posted something to Histonet about this fairly recently - here it is again. Stephen Peters, a pathologist in Hackensack NJ, describes for us a bone saw he's invented. His

[Histonet] RE :Bone saw

2009-05-21 Thread Stephen Peters M.D.
Hi Christine, About 5 years ago I modified the jaws of an  angle vise for holding bones and attached it to a platform  for use in our laboratory. I found an ideal over the counter saw called a Bosche power hand saw which cost about $100. When I brought it to our lead PA  he returned to me and s