US 12,246,320 B2
Cassette and embedding method using same
Zhongqiu Li, Shanghai (CN); Jue Chen, Shanghai (CN); Xufeng Yu, Shanghai (CN); and Ying Xie, Shanghai (CN)
Assigned to Leica Biosystems Nussloch GmbH, Nussloch (DE)
Appl. No. 18/687,353
Filed by LEICA BIOSYSTEMS NUSSLOCH GMBH, Nussloch (DE)
PCT Filed Nov. 10, 2021, PCT No. PCT/CN2021/129716
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 28, 2024,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/082080, PCT Pub. Date May 19, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2025/0001418 A1, Jan. 2, 2025
Int. Cl. G01N 1/00 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); G01N 1/36 (2006.01)
CPC B01L 3/508 (2013.01) [G01N 1/36 (2013.01); G01N 2001/366 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cassette for a tissue, comprising:
a frame comprising an accommodating member, the accommodating member defining an accommodating chamber and configured to accommodate the tissue in the accommodating chamber, the accommodating chamber having a first opening and a second opening opposite to each other;
a first holder detachably connected to the frame, and closing the first opening of the accommodating chamber; and
a second holder connected to the frame, and configured to slide relative to the frame to open or close the second opening of the accommodating chamber;
wherein the frame comprises a peripheral wall, and the accommodating member is surrounded by the peripheral wall,
the peripheral wall comprises a first pair of opposite side portions and a second pair of opposite side portions, the first pair of opposite side portions are connected between the second pair of opposite side portions,
the accommodating member comprises a plurality of beams arranged parallel to and spaced apart from one another, each two adjacent beams define the accommodating chamber therebetween, and each beam is arranged between and connected to the first pair of opposite side portions of the peripheral wall;
wherein each of the first pair of opposite side portions of the peripheral wall has a mounting notch in an end adjacent to the first opening of the accommodating member, the mounting notches of the first pair of opposite side portions of the peripheral wall open towards each other, and a plurality of positioning members are provided in the mounting notch and arranged on two opposite side walls of the mounting notch.