BIOLOGICAL SPECIMEN HANDLING APPARATUS

摘要

In one aspect, a cassette for handling a biological specimen is provided including a compartment having a bottom wall, a front wall, a rear wall, and a pair of side walls. The compartment includes at least one curved juncture connecting the bottom wall and one of the front, rear, and side walls. The at least one curved juncture curves upwardly away from the bottom wall with a curvature that matches a portion of an Archimedean spiral. In another aspect, an apparatus is provided that includes a cassette and a metallic base mold including an upper cavity for receiving the cassette. The metallic base mold includes a cam member configured to direct the cassette downward into the upper cavity as user urges the cassette against the cam member.

主权项

1. A generally rectangular cassette for handling a biological specimen, the cassette comprising:
a biological specimen-receiving compartment including a bottom wall, a front wall, a rear wall, and a pair of side walls, wherein the front wall, rear wall, and side walls extend obliquely to the bottom wall; at least one curved juncture of the compartment connecting the bottom wall and one of the front wall, rear wall, and side walls; and the at least one curved juncture curving upwardly away from the bottom wall with a curvature that matches a portion of an Archimedean spiral.