Tissue collection and processing cassette
US11460382B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 18, 2018 |
| Grant date | Oct 4, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2001/2873
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A sample collection and processing apparatus includes a tissue processing cassette and a biopsy device. The tissue processing cassette is sized to be used in a pathology laboratory for purposes of dehydrating, embedding and sectioning. The tissue processing cassette has at least one distal opening through which tissue samples are received and has a floor with a plurality of openings. The biopsy device has a cassette holder adapted to receive the tissue processing cassette. The cassette holder has a fluid path adapted to be coupled to a vacuum source and in fluid communication with the interior of the tissue processing cassette through the openings of the floor such that vacuum from the vacuum source facilitates the transfer of the cut tissue samples into the received tissue processing cassette.
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