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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2022
Applicant:
Faxitron Bioptics, Llc, Marlborough, MA (US);
Inventors:
Donogh O'Driscoll, Tucson, AZ (US);
Ciaran Purdy, Tucson, AZ (US);
Kimberly A. Fitzpatrick, Tuscon, AZ (US);
Marisa H. Borders, Tucson, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Faxitron Bioptics, LLC, Marlborough, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2022.01); A61B 10/00 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01); G01N 1/36 (2006.01); G01N 23/04 (2018.01); A61B 10/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/36 (2013.01); A61B 10/0041 (2013.01); B01L 3/508 (2013.01); C12M 45/22 (2013.01); G01N 23/04 (2013.01); A61B 10/0233 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0609 (2013.01); G01N 2223/307 (2013.01); G01N 2223/6126 (2013.01);
Abstract
A specimen holding and positioning apparatus operable to substantially non-movably maintain a specimen (e.g., an excised tissue specimen) in a fixed or stable orientation with respect to the apparatus during imaging operations (e.g., x-ray imaging), transport (e.g., from a surgery room to a pathologist's laboratory), and the like for use in facilitating accurate detection and diagnosis of cancers and/or other abnormalities of the specimen.