SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR FROZEN SAMPLE DISTRIBUTION

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide: a drilling system including a motor that produces a sonic, linear oscillatory motion for extracting a frozen biological sample from a stored frozen specimen; and methods of use thereof for the extraction without thawing the remainder of the specimen.SOLUTION: Stator and slider components are operated by a servo controller which can communicate and be programmed through a port of a computer equipped with software. A part of this invention provides an apparatus for collecting a frozen sample from a frozen biological specimen. The apparatus comprises: a drill that comes in contact with the specimen within a container, the drill comprising a motor that actuates a hollow bit coring needle; and a grip for holding the specimen. The grip puts an open end of the container proximal to the needle. The motor impels the needle into the specimen within the container. The frozen sample is removed from the specimen if the specimen within the container is not thawed.