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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 1995
Filed:
Sep. 03, 1993
Donald G Russell, Kensington, CT (US);
Beekley Corporation, Bristol, CT (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a radiographic system for transporting and radiographically examining a tissue specimen without the risk of exposing health-care workers to potentially hazardous tissue fluids. The system includes a transparent, sealable, liquid impervious container for receiving the tissue specimen and a tray positioned within the container for supporting the specimen. The tray has a first locating grid printed on one side and a second locating grid, which generates a radiographic image when exposed to xrays, supported on the opposite side of the tray in registration with the first grid. Accordingly, when a tissue specimen is positioned on the first grid and then exposed to xrays, a radiographic image of the specimen superimposed on the image of the second locating grid is produced. Since both locating grids are in registration, any tissue abnormality within the specimen can be precisely located with respect to both grids. A method for using the system to generate radiographic images of a tissue specimen is also disclosed.