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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2022
Biopath Automation, L.l.c., Marion, MA (US);
Warren P. Williamson, IV, Marion, MA (US);
BIOPATH AUTOMATION, LLC, Marion, MA (US);
Abstract
A method for preparing one or more biopsy tissue samples for histological examination includes positioning a tissue sample in a tissue cassette, closing a peripheral portion of a frame including a cassette lid, and moving the lid and the tissue cassette from a first position to a second position. The tissue cassette is coupled to a frame by a frame-cassette connector and moving the lid and the tissue cassette from the first position to the second position includes breaking the frame-cassette connector. The tissue cassette has a recess including at least one side wall and a bottom wall and is formed of a first material that can be successfully sectioned in a microtome. In the second position, the bottom wall and at least a portion of the side wall extend downwardly beyond a bottom edge of the frame for sectioning in the microtome.