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US 11,959,840 B2Granted
Systems and methods for monitoring tissue sample processing
AssigneeVentana Medical System, Inc.
InventorsJefferson Curtis Taft, David Chafin, Michael Otter, Benjamin Stevens
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Abstract
A tissue sample that has been removed from a subject can be evaluated. A change in speed of the energy traveling through the sample is evaluated to monitor changes in the biological sample during processing. The monitoring can detect movement of fluid with the sample and cross-linking. A system for performing the method can include a transmitter that outputs the energy and a receiver configured to detect the transmitted energy.
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A method of fixing a tissue sample comprising:
- (a) immersing the tissue sample in a fixative at a first temperature ranging from between about −20° C. to about 15° C., and permitting the fixative to diffuse into the tissue sample for a first time period ranging from between about 1 hour to about 4 hours;
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- (b) passively or actively heating the fixative to a second temperature ranging from between about 20° C. to about 55° C. for a second time period ranging from between about 1 hour to about 4 hours;
- wherein at least one of the first or second time periods is derived from time-of-flight data for one or more of:
- (i) a tissue type that is a same type as the tissue sample;
- (ii) a tissue shape that is similar in shape to the tissue sample;
- or (iii) a tissue size that is similar in size to the tissue sample.
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A method of fixing a tissue sample comprising a diffusion step and a cross-linking step:
- (a) wherein the diffusion step comprises immersing the tissue sample in a fixative at a first temperature ranging from between about −20° C. to about 15° C., and permitting the fixative to diffuse into the tissue sample for a first time period to obtain a fixative-diffused tissue sample;
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- (b) wherein the cross-linking step comprises actively or passively heating the fixative to a second temperature ranging from between about 20° C. to about 55° C. for a second time period to permit cross-linking,
- wherein at least one of the first or second time periods is a processing protocol derived from time-of-flight data for one or more of:
- (i) a tissue type that is a same type as the tissue sample;
- (ii) a tissue shape that is similar in shape to the tissue sample;
- or (iii) a tissue size that is similar in size to the tissue sample.
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