Devices and methods for reducing fluid in the imaging field of a tissue handling apparatus for improving biopsy system imaging quality
US12161307B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 3, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01L2400/049
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A tissue holder assembly for receiving and imaging severed tissue samples from a biopsy device includes a base and a cover removably attached to the base to define an interior, the base having one or more vacuum lumens in communication with the interior, the assembly further including a tissue tray removably and rotatably mounted in the interior, wherein a bottom of the tissue tray comprises a filter material that allows fluid to pass through. The cover has a tissue sample entry port formed therein and configured direct severed tissue samples and fluid aspirated therethrough into a respective tissue storage compartment of the tissue tray positioned under the tissue sample entry port, wherein the base includes a raised surface underlying at least a portion of the tissue tray circumferentially spaced apart from the tissue sample entry port when the cover is attached to the base.
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