Did you ever use the Histoscreen cassettes with the mesh built in them?
That way you eliminate the wrapping and unwrapping and the extra cost.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Tom T. McNemar [SMTP:TMcNemar@lmhealth.org]
> Sent:	Friday, April 28, 2000 7:17 AM
> To:	a i d a n   s c h u r r; histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> Subject:	RE: bone marrow aspirates
>
> We use Shandon tissue biopsy bags for all specimens of that sort.  They
> are
> easy to fill... pour the specimen through a funnel and into the bag.  Easy
> to embed too... just pull the bag apart.
>
> Tom Mc Nemar
> Pathology Supervisor
> Licking Memorial Hospital
> Newark, Ohio
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	a i d a n   s c h u r r [SMTP:Aidan.Schurr@hvh.co.nz]
> > Sent:	Thursday, April 27, 2000 7:33 PM
> > To:	histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> > Subject:	bone marrow aspirates
> >
> > Hello out there in Histoland!
> >
> > Interested to know what we all are using to wrap/contain bone
> > marrow aspirates during processing.  Here in my lab we are
> > currently using cigarette papers, but these are a pain to unwrap
> > once soaked in wax.  I'm looking at trialing our small biopsy cages
> > that we use for some histo's, but am concerned about the aspirate
> > being too cellular, and flowing through the mesh.  Any
> > suggestions/comments would be welcome.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Aidan
> >
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