CASSETTE AND EMBEDDING ASSEMBLY, STAGING DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR HANDLING TISSUE SAMPLES

摘要

A tool for moving a tissue sample cassette from an upper position in a frame used during the tissue embedding process to a lower position in the frame. The device comprising a mechanism (204) configured to engage the upper surface of the cassette and stops (218,220) for limiting the vertical movement of the mechanism such that the cassette is placed at the correct depth in the frame.