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. 12,661,658, 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 method for manufacturing a histologic tissue sample support device includes molding a tissue cassette, molding a frame, and coupling the tissue cassette to the frame by assembling a frame-cassette connector. The tissue cassette has a recess including at least one side wall and a bottom wall. The tissue cassette is formed of a first material that can be successful...