Tape retention of tissue sample, assembling to embed tissue sample before the procedure of microtomy, device scaling tape of the tissue sample, and method of cutting of the tape.

摘要

A tool for moving a tissue sample cassette from an upper position in a frame used during the tissue embedding process to a lower position in the frame. The device comprising a mechanism (204) configured to engage the upper surface of the cassette and stops (218,220) for limiting the vertical movement of the mechanism such that the cassette is placed at the correct depth in the frame.