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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2013
The Trustees of Columbia University IN the City of New York, New York, NY (US);
Anjali Saqi, New York, NY (US);
Keith Yeager, Jersey City, NJ (US);
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A medical apparatus and method of preparing one or more cell blocks. The medical apparatus comprises at least one elongate tubular body having a proximal end and a distal end and a filter membrane disposed between the proximal end and a distal end of the elongate tubular body. The filter membrane, which can include alignment features and structural features to engage the tubular body, and/or cover, is sectionable. In other embodiments, a valve is provided for opening and closing fluid communication with the filter membrane.