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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. 12, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2006
Applicants:
Eduardo Vom, Brunswick East, AU;
Chester John Henderson, Preston, AU;
Neville John Farmer, McLeod, AU;
Inventors:
Eduardo Vom, Brunswick East, AU;
Chester John Henderson, Preston, AU;
Neville John Farmer, McLeod, AU;
Assignee:
LEICA BIOSYSTEMS MELBOURNE PTY LTD, Mount Waverly, Vic, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/36 (2006.01); G01N 1/31 (2006.01); G01N 1/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/36 (2013.01); G01N 1/44 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tissue handling apparatus is provided comprising a support and a locator, for processing and embedding tissue samples. The support and cover form a chamber, within which a tissue sample is oriented prior to processing. After processing, the tissue sample within the chamber is embedded and the locator is removed, leaving the tissue sample correctly oriented in embedding material, mounted to a support, ready for microtoming.