Abstract: A tissue cassette includes a body having a first floor and a first perimeter wall encircling and extending from the first floor so that the first floor and first perimeter wall at least partially bound a body cavity, the first floor having a plurality of spaced apart openings extending therethrough. A mold has a second floor and a second perimeter wall encircling and extending from the second floor so that the second floor and second perimeter wall at least partially bound a mold cavity, the second floor having at least one micropore extending therethrough, the at least one micropore having a maximum diameter less than 0.040 inches. A hinge couples the body to the mold so that the body and mold can move between a closed position wherein the first floor overlies the second floor so as to form a tissue compartment therebetween and an open position.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 24, 2013
Date of Patent:
January 17, 2017
Assignees:
Richard-Allan Scientific Company, Western Michigan University Research Foundation (WMURF)
Inventors:
Jennifer H. Freeland, Keith O. Whittlinger, Parviz Merati, Nathanael J. Cooper
Abstract: A tissue cassette includes a body having a first floor and a first perimeter wall encircling and extending from the first floor so that the first floor and first perimeter wall at least partially bound a body cavity, the first floor having a plurality of spaced apart openings extending therethrough. A mold has a second floor and a second perimeter wall encircling and extending from the second floor so that the second floor and second perimeter wall at least partially bound a mold cavity, the second floor having at least one micropore extending therethrough, the at least one micropore having a maximum diameter less than 0.040 inches. A hinge couples the body to the mold so that the body and mold can move between a closed position wherein the first floor overlies the second floor so as to form a tissue compartment therebetween and an open position.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 24, 2013
Publication date:
August 1, 2013
Applicants:
Western Michigan University Research Foundation (WMURF), Richard-Allan Scientific Company
Inventors:
Richard-Allan Scientific Company, Western Michigan University Research Foundation (WMURF)