Assembly For Forming A Core Of A Biological Sample
AssigneeArray Science, LLC
InventorsRegan Spencer Fulton, William Scott Crawford, Trinh Kiet Hoac
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Abstract
Assembly comprising a container having a reservoir for receiving a biological sample and a liquid carrier medium. The container being provided with an opening that communicates with the reservoir. A mold having an end and being provided with a cylindrical bore with a cross sectional shape approximating the cross sectional shape of at least one bore of a recipient block and opening at the end of the mold. The end of the mold can sealably engage the opening in the container for permitting the biological sample and the liquid carrier medium to be transferred from the reservoir to the cylindrical bore for forming a core of the biological sample. Related methods and apparatus are provided.
Claims9
An assembly for forming a core of a biological sample for use in a recipient block having at least one bore with a cross sectional shape, comprising a container having a reservoir adapted to receive the biological sample and a liquid carrier medium, the container being provided with an opening that communicates with the reservoir, a mold having an end and being provided with a cylindrical bore with a cross sectional shape approximating the cross sectional shape of the at least one bore of the recipient block and opening at the end of the mold, wherein the end of the mold can sealably engage the opening in the container for permitting the biological sample and the liquid carrier medium to be transferred from the reservoir to the cylindrical bore for forming the core.
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