Articulating imaging and sample collection unit

An apparatus for use with a biopsy device, the apparatus comprising:

• (a) a tissue transport tube, the tissue transport tube being configured to receive and transport one or more tissue samples acquired by the biopsy device;
• (b) a tissue sample holder, the tissue sample holder including a sample tray, the sample tray including a plurality of sample chambers arranged linearly, each sample chamber being in selective communication with the tissue transport tube to receive the one or more tissue samples acquired by the biopsy device from the tissue transport tube;
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• (c) an analysis assembly including one or more imaging elements, the imaging elements being positioned relative to the sample tray to image each sample chamber of the plurality of sample chambers simultaneously.

A method of analyzing a tissue sample, the method comprising:

• (a) transporting a first tissue sample acquired by a biopsy device through a tissue transport tube into a first sample chamber of a sample tray;
• (b) moving the sample tray relative to the tissue transport tube to align a second sample chamber with the tissue transport tube;
• (c) transporting a second tissue sample acquired by the biopsy device through the tissue transport tube into the second sample chamber of the sample tray;
• (d) imaging the first tissue sample and the second tissue sample simultaneously to form a whole sample tray image;
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• (e) acquiring an individual image of each of the first tissue sample and the second tissue sample from the whole sample tray image.