Caplugs® Evergreen
Embedding Cassettes, PS, Green — 258-4200-G10 | 2/Bag | Caplugs® Evergreen
Embedding Cassettes, PS, Green — 258-4200-G10 | 2/Bag | Caplugs® Evergreen
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Cassette Drawers with ID Labels, 400-Cassette Capacity, Polystyrene (PS), Green — 258-4200-G10 | 2/Bag
| Quick Reference — 258-4200-G10 | |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 400 tissue/biopsy cassettes |
| Material | Polystyrene (PS) |
| Color | Green |
| ID Labels | Included — front panel label surface |
| Sterility | Non-Sterile |
| Pack Size | 2 / Bag |
| Price | $57.80 / Bag ($28.8999 / drawer) |
Technical Narrative
The Caplugs® Evergreen is a green Polystyrene (PS) cassette drawer with integrated ID labels designed for organized staging, storage, and transport of up to 400 tissue and biopsy cassettes in histopathology grossing rooms, embedding stations, and cassette archives. Green drawers provide strong visual contrast on grossing benches and are used to designate GI, urology, or specific specimen-type batches in multi-category color-coded cassette management programs. The ID label panel on the drawer front allows handwritten or adhesive barcode labeling for accession batch, shift, date, or specimen-type identification — enabling drawer-level tracking in laboratory information system workflows without per-cassette external labeling overhead at the drawer staging stage.
PS construction provides the rigidity required to support 400 loaded cassettes (approximately 1.2–1.8 kg at full capacity) without flex or drawer-base distortion that would prevent smooth insertion and withdrawal in cassette storage cabinet systems. PS is autoclave-compatible for decontamination between uses in regulated pathology environments, and resistant to the incidental xylene, ethanol, and paraffin wax contact from wax-infiltrated cassettes stored in the drawer after tissue processing. Drawers stack on standard grossing bench shelving and cassette storage cabinet rails without auxiliary hardware.
At $57.80 per 2/Bag — $28.8999 per drawer — the delivers organized 400-cassette storage with integrated labeling at a per-drawer cost suited to multi-drawer deployment across a full pathology cassette workflow. Also available: 258-4202-B10 (Blue, 400-capacity, $57.80/Bag) — enabling color-coded drawer procurement from a single vendor for multi-category staging systems.
Technical Specifications — Caplugs® Evergreen
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Part Number | |
| Caplugs Item # | 2584200G10E1 |
| Capacity | 400 tissue/biopsy cassettes |
| Material | Polystyrene (PS) |
| Color | Green |
| ID Labels | Included on drawer front panel — adhesive or peel-and-apply |
| Sterility | Non-Sterile |
| Pack Size | 2 / Bag |
| Reorder Unit | Bag of 2 |
| Autoclave | ✓ Compatible (121°C / 15 psi) for decontamination |
| Application | Cassette pre-embedding staging, post-processing storage, grossing room organization |
| BPA / Phthalate | BPA-free; no phthalate plasticizers |
| Country of Origin | Made in U.S.A. (California) |
Histopathology Workflow Applications —
The 400-capacity cassette drawer organizes tissue and biopsy cassettes across the following pathology workflow stages:
| Application | Specimen / Use | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-embedding cassette staging | Organized staging of 400 cassettes pre-embedding | Numbered ID labels enable individual cassette location tracking |
| Post-processing storage | Wax-infiltrated cassette storage before embedding | Stacked drawers maximize benchtop and cold room storage density |
| Grossing room organization | Receive-and-sort workflow for incoming specimens | Color-coded drawers support specimen-type or shift-based routing |
| Embedded block archiving | Long-term storage of processed paraffin blocks | Drawer protects blocks from dust and physical damage |
| Accession batch tracking | Batch grouping by accession run, shift, or date | ID label panel on drawer front supports batch-level documentation |
| Laboratory information systems | Barcode or alphanumeric batch labeling on drawer | Flat label surface accepts adhesive labels and handwritten ID |
Drawers stack on standard grossing bench shelving and in cassette storage cabinets. ID label panel accepts handwritten and adhesive barcode labels for batch-level tracking.
Chemical & Processing Compatibility — Polystyrene (PS)
PS provides good resistance to incidental xylene, ethanol, and formalin contact from wax-infiltrated cassettes stored in the drawer. Autoclave-compatible for decontamination between uses.
| Reagent / Condition | Compatibility |
|---|---|
| Xylene / xylene substitutes | ✓ Good — brief incidental contact during storage |
| Ethanol (70–100%, brief) | ✓ Good — surface wipe decontamination |
| Paraffin wax (brief contact) | ✓ Good — wax from embedded blocks |
| Formalin (10% NBF, brief) | ✓ Good — incidental surface contact |
| Acetone | ✗ Avoid — PS solvent sensitivity |
| Bleach (dilute, surface wipe) | ✓ Good |
| Autoclave (121°C) | ✓ Compatible — decontamination between uses |
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