Patent Document ID: 8501121
Application ID: 13853854
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method for automatically embedding at least one tissue sample comprising the steps of: providing a tissue embedding apparatus ( 1 ) comprising an input unit ( 2 ), an image acquisition unit ( 3 ), an embedding unit ( 4 ), at least one output unit ( 5 , 6 ), and a control unit ( 7 ), transferring a cassette ( 9 ) containing at least one tissue sample ( 8 ) to the input unit ( 2 ) of the tissue embedding apparatus ( 1 ), acquiring at least one image of the tissue sample ( 8 ) and/or at least one image of the cassette ( 9 ) using the image acquisition unit ( 3 ), evaluating the at least one image acquired of the tissue sample ( 8 ) and/or of the cassette ( 9 ), and further processing the tissue sample ( 8 ) in the tissue embedding apparatus ( 1 ) as a function of the image evaluation.