Patent ID: 8191453

Claim:
A specimen slicing apparatus for use in slicing a biopsy specimen taken from a human or an animal patient, the apparatus comprising: a first specimen slicing guide having a base extending in a longitudinal direction and a plurality of needles extending substantially perpendicularly from the base and being spaced along the longitudinal direction of the base, wherein distal ends of the needles are configured to pierce the biopsy specimen, a second specimen slicing guide having a base extending in a longitudinal direction and a plurality of needles extending substantially perpendicularly from the base and being spaced along the longitudinal direction of the base, wherein distal ends of the needles are configured to pierce the biopsy specimen and at least one link coupling the first and second specimen slicing guides in a spaced, parallel arrangement, wherein the first and second specimen slicing guides and the at least one link are configured to permit the spacing between the first and second specimen slicing guides to be adjusted while maintaining the needles of the first and second specimen slicing guides in a parallel relationship, and the needles are resiliently bendable.