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| slenon 2005-05-18, 11:23 am |
| MLO just arrived yesterday. It included a brief article on ten instruments
that changed the clinical lab.
I've worked with every one of them, recall when all but the Klett and the
Coleman Jr. II were the best things since, well, since vacutainer tubes.
My first lab job, at age 14 included mixing and adding EDTA to collection
tubes for client use. I also got to care for and dispose of the frogs used
in pregnancy testing.
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Stev Lenon 91B20 '68-'69
When the dawn came up like thunder
slenon@tampabay.rr.com
http://web.tampabay.rr.com/stevglo/...page92kword.htm
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| Mike Collins 2005-05-18, 11:23 am |
| slenon wrote:
> MLO just arrived yesterday. It included a brief article on ten
> instruments that changed the clinical lab.
>
> I've worked with every one of them, recall when all but the Klett and
> the Coleman Jr. II were the best things since, well, since vacutainer
> tubes.
>
> My first lab job, at age 14 included mixing and adding EDTA to
> collection tubes for client use. I also got to care for and dispose
> of the frogs used in pregnancy testing.
I haven't read the aticle but I have to vote for the Autoanalyser. The AA1
changed biochemistry completely.
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Mike Collins
UK
Mike&heather-at-oakwellmount-dot-freeserve-dot-co-dot-uk
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| Mike Collins 2005-05-18, 11:23 am |
| slenon wrote:
> MLO just arrived yesterday. It included a brief article on ten
> instruments that changed the clinical lab.
>
> I've worked with every one of them, recall when all but the Klett and
> the Coleman Jr. II were the best things since, well, since vacutainer
> tubes.
>
> My first lab job, at age 14 included mixing and adding EDTA to
> collection tubes for client use. I also got to care for and dispose
> of the frogs used in pregnancy testing.
I haven't read the aticle but I have to vote for the Autoanalyser. The AA1
changed biochemistry completely.
--
Mike Collins
UK
Mike&heather-at-oakwellmount-dot-freeserve-dot-co-dot-uk
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"slenon" <slenon@tampabay.invalid.rr.com> wrote in message
news:Zaphe.33532$IO.24504@tornado.tampabay.rr.com...
> MLO just arrived yesterday. It included a brief article on ten
> instruments that changed the clinical lab.
>
> I've worked with every one of them, recall when all but the Klett and the
> Coleman Jr. II were the best things since, well, since vacutainer tubes.
>
> My first lab job, at age 14 included mixing and adding EDTA to collection
> tubes for client use. I also got to care for and dispose of the frogs
> used in pregnancy testing.
>
Oh, so you are rather new to the field? 
I thought it was an interesting article. History facinates me and lab
instrumentation history is a very important way to realize that most of
today's automated analyzers are tied in still to their predecessors. I
always thought a PBS-like programs and lab history would be interesting.
Then I realized to the common folk, it'd put them to sleep.
We got rid of our Hematek stainer about a year and a half ago. No problem
with that thing. Now we rely on a Sysmex SP-100, oh whoop-dee-wow! I miss
the Hematek even as a backup.
Anyone remember my favorite, the Dade Paramax? What was it that would
smolder, a heat sealer that sealed the cuvettes right before the waste? I
remeber the smoldering smell of impending flames.
Don
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