Method and apparatus for ultrafast microwave tissue fixation
CA 1320539 C · Owner: Raytheon Company · Inventors: Sklenak, John S.; Teich, Wesley W.; Dudley, Kenneth W.
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A method and apparatus for ultrafast microwave tissue fixation using a single mode resonant waveguide constructed with an aperture near one end. The waveguide is also constructed to provide a uniform E field and maximum power field below the aperture. Tissue is placed into a vial filled with fixation solution. The vial and tissue are then inserted through the aperture into the waveguide. Microwave energy is then applied to the tissue which becomes fixated within a short period of time.
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- Granted July 20, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 20, 2010.
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