Patent ID: 9308296
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: A61F,A61L

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for processing a biologic tissue sample, the apparatus comprising: a controller; an enclosure defining a reaction chamber for accepting the tissue sample, the tissue sample comprising bone material; a reagent supply system configured to receive at least one reagent and to dispense said at least one reagent into said reaction chamber in response to said controller; a gas evacuation assembly communicated to said reaction chamber and configured to pump gas from said reaction chamber in response to said controller; a draining assembly communicated to said reaction chamber and configured to drain fluid from said reaction chamber in response to said controller; and a signal transmission system functionally interconnecting said controller with said reagent supply system, said gas evacuation assembly, and said draining assembly, wherein the controller comprises computer readable instructions to cause the controller to effect evacuation of said reaction chamber to a predetermined pressure level by activating said gas evacuation assembly to evacuate gas from said reaction chamber when said at least one reagent is dispensed into the reaction chamber.