US Patent Issued to BioPath Automation on June 23 for "Sectionable cassette and embedding frame with connectors, and methods for preparing biopsy tissue samples" (Massachusetts Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,657, issued on June 23, was assigned to BioPath Automation LLC (Marion, Mass.).

"Sectionable cassette and embedding frame with connectors, and methods for preparing biopsy tissue samples" was invented by Warren P. Williamson IV (Marion, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A histologic tissue sample support device includes a tissue cassette, a frame, and a lid. The tissue cassette has a recess including at least one side wall and a bottom wall and is formed of material that can be successfully sectioned in a microtome and is resistant to degradation from solvents and chemicals used to fix, process and stain tissue. The lid is coupled...