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To: Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu<mailto:Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
Subject: [Histonet] changing tissue processors
Hi Histonetter,
Does any one have guidelines, which indicates how often to change the
tissue processors - Cassette Volume run, Make of processors etc
Thank you
Nir
Nirmala,
We use the number of blocks to guide on how often to change the processors.
We experimented with how many blocks we could get away with and then
backed the number up by 50 blocks to be sure.
VIP5/6 for us is currently 700 blocks. Beyond that, tissues are not
thoroughly processed.
We used
Hi Histonetter,
Does any one have guidelines, which indicates how often to change the
tissue processors - Cassette Volume run, Make of processors etc
Thank you
Nirmala Srishan
Histology Supervisor
Holy Name Medical Center
718 Teaneck Road
Teaneck NJ 07666
Lab: 201 833 3023
Office: 201 541
