Systems, methods, and devices for frozen sample distribution

US8713948B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• President and Fellows of Harvard College · US
• Northwestern University · US

Inventors

• Dale Larson · Newton, US
• Jeffrey W. Ruberti · Lexington, US
• John Slusarz · Hopedale, US
• Trevor Ehret · Syracuse, US
• Nicholas Goulas · Tewksbury, US
• Erin Rush · Morristown, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 23, 2013
• Grant date: May 6, 2014
• Expiry date: May 23, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01N2001/368
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A drilling system including a motor that produces a sonic, linear oscillatory motion is provided for removing a frozen biological sample from a stored frozen specimen and methods of use thereof without thawing the remainder of the specimen. The stator and slider assembly is operated by a servo controller which can communicate and be programmed through a port of a PC equipped with software.