Patent ID: 11946840
Assignee: ARRAY SCIENCE, LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 13:
14. An assembly for histologic sectioning, comprising:
a cassette having a support layer with a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface,
the support layer including a plurality of openings extending between the first surface and the second surface,
a recipient block formed from agarose and paraffin,
the recipient block having a first portion extending from the first surface of the support layer and a second portion extending from the second surface of the support layer,
the recipient block extending through at least some of the plurality of openings in the support layer thereby attaching the recipient block to the cassette,
the first portion of the recipient block having a surface spaced from the first surface of the support layer,
the recipient block including a plurality of bores extending from the surface of the recipient block into the first portion, and
biological sample material selected from the group consisting of a tissue sample and cell cultures being disposed in each of the plurality of bores to enable the creation of histologic sections from the biological sample material and the recipient block.