Compact telescoping tissue processing, embedding microtome holder and storage receptacle
US3940219A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 11, 1974 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 11, 1994 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2001/315
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A three-part histologic tissue receptacle and embedding structure comprises an identification, open-ended, mold section, a pan section, and a perforated top section which can be slid over the mold and pan sections and retain all three sections in a closed relation. The mold, pan and top sections of the structure may be arranged for service, with the pan telescoped in the mold section, as a perforate, integral, shallow depth, receptacle for holding and transporting the tissue specimens through various liquids during processing, as a mold for embedding the specimen, as a holder for holding the embedded specimen in a microtome during slicing and after slicing, as a housing for holding and protecting the remaining unsliced embedded specimen during extended storage.
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