US Patent Issued to Hologic on June 2 for "Apparatus and associated methods for reducing fluid in biopsy tissue handling system for improving imaging quality" (New York, Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,644,805, issued on June 2, was assigned to Hologic Inc. (Marlborough, Mass.).

"Apparatus and associated methods for reducing fluid in biopsy tissue handling system for improving imaging quality" was invented by Kenneth F. Defreitas (Patterson, N.Y.), Tim Stango (Marlborough, Mass.) and Tom Farbizio (Patterson, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tissue holder assembly includes: a base comprising a bottom member, a central hub extending upwardly from the bottom member, and a circumferential sidewall extending upwardly from the bottom member radially spaced apart from the hub, the circumferential sidewall surrounding the hub and defining ...