Abstract: A method of freezing tissue samples for cytological or histological examination is provided. The method includes the steps of preparing a brine including cruciferous oil, cooling the brine, providing a tissue sample, and subjecting the tissue sample to the cooled brine for a period of time sufficient to freeze the tissue sample.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 14, 1988
Date of Patent:
June 20, 1989
Assignees:
Barnet L. Liberman, Winthrop D. Chamberlain, Joseph Fedele, Brian Fedele
Abstract: A method of freezing vital body fluids for storage and later use is provided. The method includes the steps of preparing a brine including a cruciferous oil, cooling the brine, providing a heat transfer container having a vital body fluid therein and subjecting the heat transfer container to a heat transfer relationship with the cooled brine for a period of time sufficient to freeze the vital body fluid in the heat transfer container.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 14, 1988
Date of Patent:
June 20, 1989
Assignees:
Barnet L. Liberman, Winthrop D. Chamberlain, Joseph Fedele, Brian Fedele