Method for delineating and linking/correlating opposing margins of a pathology specimen and immediately adjacent remaining in vivo margins
US12290415B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 30, 2022 |
| Grant date | May 6, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 6, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N13/344
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The disclosure is directed to a novel technique for anatomically orientating a removed tissue specimen with the margins of the tissue from which it has been removed. An example process of marking the margins of the excised surgical specimen and the anatomically adjacent in vivo margins can be implemented by a surgeon at the time of removal of the surgical specimen. After removing the surgical specimen from its adjacent tissue, a surgical cavity is generated. Thereafter, locations around the surface margins of the specimen and appropriate locations on the margins of the surgical cavity are marked with one or more pairs of markers (SpM and IVM respectively) with matching identities.
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