Cytology cell block preparation devices and methods of cell block prepartaion using same

Abstract

Exemplary embodiments of the inventive concept are directed to devices for facilitating the creation of pathology cell blocks and to methods for creating such cell blocks using said devices. Various cell block preparation devices are described, which cell blocks may be comprised of various media and may be provided with one or multiple wells for receiving and retaining tissue/cell specimens, such as cytology specimens. The tissue/cell specimen laden cell block preparation devices are treated with fixative to produce cell block specimens that are highly amenable to sectioning and subsequent analysis according to known methods. A marker may be integrated into any of the cell block preparation devices to guide a technologist during sectioning and subsequent application of cell block sections to slides for proper orientation of the cell block sections.

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