Tissue processing apparatus and method
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1. An apparatus for processing a biologic tissue sample, the apparatus comprising:
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an enclosure defining a reaction chamber for accepting the tissue sample, the tissue sample comprising bone material;
a reagent supply system configured to receive at least one reagent and to dispense said at least one reagent into said reaction chamber in response to said controller;
a gas evacuation assembly communicated to said reaction chamber and configured to pump gas from said reaction chamber in response to said controller;
a draining assembly communicated to said reaction chamber and configured to drain fluid from said reaction chamber in response to said controller; and
a signal transmission system functionally interconnecting said controller with said reagent supply system, said gas evacuation assembly, and said draining assembly,wherein the controller comprises computer readable instructions to cause the controller to effect evacuation of said reaction chamber to a predetermined pressure level by activating said gas evacuation assembly to evacuate gas from said reaction chamber when said at least one reagent is dispensed into the reaction chamber.
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Abstract
A tissue treatment apparatus and method for treating biologic tissue has a controller, an enclosure, a reagent supply system, a draining configuration, and a gas relief valve is controlled by the controller. Optionally provided is a gas evacuation assembly, a gas supply unit, a thermal unit for heating or cooling reagents or gases, a sonication unit, any or each operated by the controller. The method provides for programming controller to effect a treatment procedure. In an embodiment of the present application the tissue sample is bone material and the treatment procedure effects demineralization of the bone material.
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1. An apparatus for processing a biologic tissue sample, the apparatus comprising:
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a controller; an enclosure defining a reaction chamber for accepting the tissue sample, the tissue sample comprising bone material; a reagent supply system configured to receive at least one reagent and to dispense said at least one reagent into said reaction chamber in response to said controller; a gas evacuation assembly communicated to said reaction chamber and configured to pump gas from said reaction chamber in response to said controller; a draining assembly communicated to said reaction chamber and configured to drain fluid from said reaction chamber in response to said controller; and a signal transmission system functionally interconnecting said controller with said reagent supply system, said gas evacuation assembly, and said draining assembly, wherein the controller comprises computer readable instructions to cause the controller to effect evacuation of said reaction chamber to a predetermined pressure level by activating said gas evacuation assembly to evacuate gas from said reaction chamber when said at least one reagent is dispensed into the reaction chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for treating biologic tissue sample, comprising:
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providing; a controller; an enclosure defining a reaction chamber for accepting the tissue sample; a reagent supply system configured to receive at least one reagent and to dispense said at least one reagent into said reaction chamber in response to said controller; a gas evacuation assembly communicated to said reaction chamber and configured to pump gas from said reaction chamber in response to said controller; a draining assembly communicated to said reaction chamber and configured to drain fluid from said reaction chamber in response to said controller; and a signal transmission system functionally interconnecting said controller with said reagent supply system, said gas evacuation assembly, and said draining assembly; loading said controller with a treatment procedure programming for effecting a treatment procedure; loading said reagent supply system with a first reagent; disposing said biologic tissue sample in said reaction chamber; effecting application of said first reagent to said biologic tissue sample by said controller activating said reagent supply system to dispense a predetermined amount of said first reagent into said reaction chamber in accordance with said treatment procedure programming; effecting draining of said first reagent from said reaction chamber by said controller activating said draining assembly to drain said first reagent from said reaction chamber, after a predetermined time period has passed since said application of said first reagent to said biologic tissue sample, in accordance with said treatment procedure programming; and effecting evacuation of said reaction chamber to a predetermined pressure level by said controller activating said gas evacuation assembly to evacuate gas from said reaction chamber during said application of said first reagent to said biologic tissue sample in accordance with said treatment procedure programming. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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