Advantages/Disadvantages of ThinPrep vs Surepath

What is the name of the third player in Thin Layer? I remember seeing them a few years ago and predicting they would fail?

Who were they and did they fail??

 

Monogen, Monoprep.

 

We have tested both techniques and preferred SurePath considering patients' best.

TinPrep: The technique is simpler but expensive. Difficult to find adeno and it is less cells then Surepath. You can not prepare bloody and mucoid specimen by TP.

SurePath: More handwork but cheaper. More cells, no problem with bloody and mucoid specimen. You find more adeno and CIS

 

no FDA approved HPV out of vial
limited choices for FDA approved ctng

 

Who really cares???

 

One big disadvantage for Surepath, no one left at BD can sell it.
They've gotten rid of pretty much anyone connected to cytology.

 

Another big disadvantage is manufacturing
they don't make nearly as much as they used to since no one is buying it

 

Hologic got rid of a lot of cytology people as well. they just dumped the responsibilty onto the gen-probe rep in my area. That guy knows NOTHING about cytology. there isnt much future in pap testing anyways. its a dying business.

 

Loser BD just hired Joe C from path group who got fired from Path Group and Med Lab. Can't believe this loser got hired by BD.

 

Won presidents club
cant be all that bad