Patent ID: 8221684
Filing Date: 2012-07-17
Classification: B60P,G01N,G02B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for providing mobile intra-operative pathology consultation services to surgeons comprising: (a) obtaining a van containing a mobile intra-operative diagnosis laboratory having facilities for performing grossing, freezing, cutting, staining and microscopic diagnosis of fresh tissue specimens; (b) arranging to obtain fresh tissue specimens from said surgeons requiring intra-operative diagnosis; (c) transporting said mobile laboratory to a position to receive said fresh tissue specimens; (d) accepting said fresh tissue specimens; (e) making a microscopic diagnosis of said fresh tissue specimens; (f) communicating said diagnosis to said surgeons within twenty minutes of the time said fresh tissue specimens are accepted; and (g) maintaining proper environmental conditions within said laboratory for performing grossing, freezing, cutting, staining and microscopic diagnosis.