Tissue analysis device
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1. A tissue analysis device, comprising:
- first and second plates, made of a material that is rigid and radiographically transparent;
at least one of said plates defining a plurality of pinholes arranged in an evenly-spaced pattern to form a rectangular grid system;
at least one of said plates including coordinate markings which are viewable both optically and radiographically to create a rectangular coordinate system for defining each segment of said grid system; and
clamping means for clamping together said first and second plates, including means for compressing an excised tissue specimen disposed therebetween, wherein said clamping means permits said clamped-together first and second plates to readily be moved into and out of an x-ray machine and onto a lab table.
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Abstract
A tissue analysis device includes first and second plates which are rigid and radiographically transparent, at least one of the plates defining a plurality of pinholes arranged in an evenly spaced pattern to form a rectangular grid, with at least one of the plates including coordinate markings which can be seen both optically and radiographically to create a rectangular coordinate system for defining each section of the grid.
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14 Claims
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1. A tissue analysis device, comprising:
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first and second plates, made of a material that is rigid and radiographically transparent; at least one of said plates defining a plurality of pinholes arranged in an evenly-spaced pattern to form a rectangular grid system; at least one of said plates including coordinate markings which are viewable both optically and radiographically to create a rectangular coordinate system for defining each segment of said grid system; and clamping means for clamping together said first and second plates, including means for compressing an excised tissue specimen disposed therebetween, wherein said clamping means permits said clamped-together first and second plates to readily be moved into and out of an x-ray machine and onto a lab table. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A tissue analysis device, comprising:
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first and second plates, made of a material that is rigid and radiographically transparent; said first plate defining a plurality of pinholes arranged in an evenly-spaced pattern with respect to perpendicular axes to form a grid; at least one of said plates being visually transparent; said first plate defining at least three fastener holes, and said second plate defining at least three corresponding fastener holes, whereby said first and second plates may be clamped together with a tissue sample therebetween by means of fasteners passing through the aligned fastener holes in said first and second plates. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A tissue analysis device, comprising:
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first and second plates, having substantially the same size and shape and being made of a material that is rigid and radiographically transparent; at least one of said plates defining a plurality of pinholes arranged in an evenly-spaced pattern to form a rectangular grid system; at least one of said plates including coordinate markings which are viewable both optically and radiographically to create a rectangular coordinate system for defining each location in said grid system; and clamping means for clamping together said first and second plates including means for compressing an excised tissue specimen between them, wherein said clamping means permits the clamped-together plates to readily be moved into and out of an x-ray machine and onto a lab table. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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