Patents Examined by Rinaidi I. Rada
  • Anti-roll rake
    Patent number: 5865081
    Abstract: An apparatus for cutting thin tissue sections using an anti-roll rake. The anti-roll rake comprises a rake head for engaging the cut tissue section and leading it away from the specimen block without rolling. The rake head is hingedly mounted to a mounting surface in the cutting instrument by way of a linkage assembly in order to provide freedom of movement between the various operational and non-operational positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: Sakura Finetek U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventor: John Charles Myers