Hi Angela
There was a problem with the heating pads for a certain batch of Ventana
XT's. We had uneven heating for a week or so until the rep replaced the
entire pad. You can check if your machine is one that was made in the
offending batch. No problems since.
Regards
Piero Nelva
Anatom
Subject: RE: [Histonet] perplexed
We also had this happen, and the red control box marking was on the
underside of the slide. Seems that when the slides are packaged in the
box, the front part of the slide is pressed with the red markings on the
back of the slide in front of it. This creates an
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Subject: Re: [Histonet] perplexed
Angela,
I've had similar issues with the Ventana Nexus special stainer -
specifically on the retic and trichrome. We have always mounted the
patient tissue on the same slide as the control tissue. About 6 months
ago, we started have inconsistent staining. Ventana investigated
thoroughly, but we
What kind of control slides are you using? If the marking is on the same side
as the tissue , it could prevent your solution from getting to all your
tissue.
Rena Fail
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> Here's one for the Ventana BenchmarkXT users
This is extremely familiar and we experienced a very similar situation
in our lab. What type of slides are you currently using? Please e-mail
me direct at jrobert...@pathologysciences.com so I can be of further
assistance to you. Thank you.
Jodie Robertson, HT(ASCP) QIHC
Pathology Sciences Med
