Patent ID: 8485987

Claim:
A tissue handling system comprising: a biopsy device having a housing with a housing cavity, an invasive unit with tissue-receiving components, and tissue-severing components configured for harvesting and bringing at least one tissue sample to a point outside the body of a patient; a tissue collecting device configured to be removably mounted to the biopsy device and configured for detachable operative engagement with the tissue-receiving components of the biopsy device, the tissue collecting device having a collecting unit configured to be mounted in the housing cavity of the biopsy device and configured to receive the at least one tissue sample during a biopsy procedure; a tissue storage container separate from the biopsy device configured to removably mount the tissue collecting device after the tissue collecting device is removed from the biopsy device following the biopsy procedure, the tissue storage container having a trough configured to receive therein the collecting unit of the tissue collecting device that contains the at least one tissue sample the tissue storage container further being configured to receive a volume of preserving agent in the trough; and a vessel adapted to contain the preserving agent and adapted to be coupled to the tissue storage container to facilitate transfer of the preserving agent to the trough of the tissue storage container.