Our VIP hold 200 cassettes and we run from 100 to 180 a day. We rotate the
1st formalin(dumping the 1st and putting fresh one at #2) 3 times a week.
Once a week we dump all fluids and wipe the tubing clean. The water gets
changed every day.

Susan L Walzer HT(ASCP)


-----Original Message-----
From: Mottishaw, Brad [mailto:mottisb@aruplab.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 10:10 AM
To: histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
Subject: VIP Processor fluid rotation schedule and volume



I am just curious as to how often people are changing the fluids in their
Tissue-Tek / Sakura VIP processors based on their volume of blocks or number
of runs?

Any input would be appreciated,

Brad