Patent ID: 7600457

Claim:
An apparatus for applying thin sections of a tissue sample to a receiving medium comprising: a blade assembly for slicing thin sections from a tissue sample; a plurality of transfer rollers sequentially arranged in tangential proximity to each other, such that said thin section in contact with a surface of one transfer roller will be transferred to the surface of the sequentially successive transfer roller; wherein a first sequential transfer roller of said plurality of transfer rollers is oriented in proximity to said blade assembly so that said thin section sliced from said tissue sample will contact the surface of said first sequential transfer roller; a receiving medium disposed in tangential proximity to a final sequential transfer roller of said plurality of transfer rollers so that said thin section on the surface of said final sequential transfer roller will be transferred to said receiving medium in a substantially smooth and flat configuration; a first blade assembly for slicing said tissue sample to expose a working surface; and a second blade assembly for producing said thin sections.