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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2010
Michael Hatzistergos, Beacon, NY (US);
Jonathan Levy, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Christopher Michael Molella, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Paul Andrew Ronsheim, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Dmitriy Shneyder, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Vincent Vazquez, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Michael Hatzistergos, Beacon, NY (US);
Jonathan Levy, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Christopher Michael Molella, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Paul Andrew Ronsheim, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Dmitriy Shneyder, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Vincent Vazquez, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A specimen handling apparatus is provided and includes a body in which a bore is defined and a needle having a tip portion and a bit, which is removably insertible into the bore with the tip portion at least partially exposed, the bore and the bit each being formed such that, when the bit is inserted into the bore, the needle is forced into one of first or second rotational positions relative to a long axis thereof.