Tissue array instrument
CA 2441905 A1 · Owner: Leighton, Stephen B. · Inventors: Leighton, Stephen B.
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Arrays of biological tissue can be created by removing cores from regions of interest in a series of donor blocks (16) of embedded tissues. The cores removed are placed in a regular array in a recipient block (15). This is typically done with two different punches one for obtaining the cores of , interest and the other for creating the receiving holes in the recipient block (15). The present invention comprises such a system including two separate z axes, one for each punch. Each punch has its own stylet and the axis of each punch is parallel to the axis of its drive. Alternatively the invention is , made by providing a single z axis with a mechanism for automatically changing two or …
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- Filed March 19, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 19, 2022.
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