Patent ID: 7083761
Filing Date: 2006-08-01
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. A container for tissue preparation for the tissue embedding, comprises: a plurality of base bodies, each of said base bodies having a central hollow cylinder, a cylindrical shaped side wall, a floor and several bridges, whereby the bridges subdivide the containers into several sub-containers and a plurality of slit shaped openings are formed in the cylindrical shaped side wall and extend essentially over the total height of the cylindrical shaped side wall, a rod, said rod including a plurality of drillings located along the length of said rod; and, a holding element; wherein said plurality of base bodies are put together to a stack, whereby the base body on top of the stack is closed with a cover, that the floor of a base body is the cover for a base body arranged downstream on the stack, and that the base bodies are aligned along a groove in the side wall of the base body; and, wherein said holding element is inserted through at least one of said plurality of drillings to hold the stack in a fixed position, wherein the rod is lead through the central hollow cylinder and thereby defining an exact position of the base bodies within the stack.