Patent ID: 9044268
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: A61B,B05C

Abstract:
1. A method of identifying the orientation of a tissue sample, the method comprising: removing a sample of tissue from a patient in an operating room during a single surgical procedure, said sample of tissue having first, second and third surfaces each defined by a tissue margin; providing a kit including at least three inks, each of said inks having first, second and third colors, said at least three inks consisting essentially of a composition that causes each of said at least three inks to adhere to the first, second and third surfaces of the tissue sample, respectively, without dripping or running into a crevice of said tissue sample; applying the first ink directly onto the first tissue surface; applying the second ink directly onto the second tissue surface; and applying the third ink directly onto the third tissue surface wherein the ink adheres to the surface of the tissue sample without dripping or running into a crevice of the tissue.