Transporter systems, assemblies and associated methods for transporting tissue samples

US11071978B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Nathan Crum · Marana, US
• Timothy James Keller · Albuquerque, US
• Alastair Laing · Oro Valley, US
• Michael Otter · Tucson, US
• Vinnie Petre · Tucson, US
• Elizabeth Pigman · Tucson, US
• Taylor Shingler · Tucson, US
• Stacey Stanislaw · Tucson, US
• Benjamin Stevens · Oro Valley, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 25, 2017
• Grant date: Jul 27, 2021
• Expiry date: Jul 25, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01N2001/315
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A tissue sample that has been removed from a subject can be properly fixed for evaluation using the disclosed transporter assembly for carrying a tissue sample and method for fixing an unfixed tissue sample. In one embodiment, the disclosed assembly includes a transport container, a fixative in the transport container, and a cooling device that reduces and/or maintains the temperature of the fixative to perform a pre-soaking process at a temperature of less than about 7° C. The pre-soaking process can, for example, be performed during sample transport or during extended periods of storage, such as over a weekend.