The present disclosure provides a seed slicer device (100), which includes: a first plate (102) provided with first holes (104); a second plate (106) provided with second holes (108), adapted to fit over the first plate; a sliding plate (110) slidably coupled to a top portion of the second plate, operable to cover the second holes; a third plate (112) provided with a third holes (114), adapted to fit over the second plate; and a cutting assembly (116) coupled to the third plate and adapted to slide over the third holes to provide a slicing action. The seeds are received by the third holes such that at least a first part of the seeds extend beyond the third holes, and, upon actuation of the cutting assembly, the seeds are cut by the cutting means to divide the seeds into corresponding first parts and second parts.

A system and method for mounting a section onto a substrate, the system comprising: a fluid channel including: a fluid channel inlet that receives the section, processed from a bulk embedded sample by a sample sectioning module positioned proximal the fluid channel inlet, a section-mounting region downstream of the fluid channel inlet, and a fluid channel outlet downstream of the section-mounting region; a reservoir in fluid communication with the fluid channel outlet; and a manifold, fluidly coupled to the reservoir, that delivers fluid from the reservoir to the fluid channel inlet, thereby transmitting fluid flow that drives delivery of the section from the fluid channel inlet toward the section-mounting region.

The present invention relates to a device adapted to facilitate transport of a biopsy sample from a sterile extraction site to laboratory-type equipment by which the biopsy sample is processed, while maintaining the biopsy sample wetted and sterile and automatically transferring the biopsy sample from the device to the laboratory-type equipment.

The invention provides a novel hard tissue slicing knife, comprising a knife back portion and a knife edge portion which are manufactured as a single piece; wherein the knife back portion has a cross section of an isosceles trapezoid, the knife edge portion has a cross section of an isosceles triangle; an end of the knife back portion which is away from the knife edge portion, has a thickness in a range of 4 mm to 15 mm; a junction between the knife back portion and the knife edge portion has a thickness in a range of 0.1 mm to 0.8 mm; the knife hack portion has a vertical height in a range of 27 mm to 38 mm; two faces of the knife edge portion is at an angle in a range of 10 degrees to 40 degrees.

A histology radius blade grossing knife is provided. The histology radius blade grossing knife has a blade mounting system adapted to operatively retain a histology radius trimming blade. The blade mounting system provides a retaining spine for engaging an upper edge of the trimming blade, wherein a rear portion of the retaining spine is securely sandwiched by retaining plates of the blade mounting system. Furthermore, the trimming blade provides notches and/or recesses for facilitating such operative association. Each histology radius trimming blade embodies a radiused or otherwise uniquely shaped heel for cutting and dissecting tissue.

A histology radius blade grossing knife has a blade mounting system adapted to operatively retain a histology radius trimming blade. The blade mounting system provides a retaining spine for engaging an upper edge of the trimming blade, wherein a rear portion of the retaining spine is securely sandwiched by retaining plates of the blade mounting system. Furthermore, the trimming blade provides notches and/or recesses for facilitating such operative association. Each histology radius trimming blade embodies a radiused or otherwise uniquely shaped heel for cutting and dissecting tissue.

A tissue dividing jig includes a tissue dividing base; and a cutting blade set provided with a cutting blade member and a guide portion, the tissue dividing base and the cutting blade set have a positioning mechanism that fixes their positions mutually, the cutting blade member is provided with a cutting blade extending in a longitudinal direction of the tissue placement portion, the guide portion guides the cutting blade member to move the cutting blade member to a fixed position on the tissue dividing base, and the cutting blade is disposed such that when the cutting blade set is disposed at a predetermined position on the tissue dividing base by the positioning mechanism and the cutting blade member is moved using the guide portion, the cutting blade divides the needle biopsy tissue on the tissue placement portion in the longitudinal direction.

An exemplary sample cutter is provided for preparing a sample of fibrous material. The sample cutter generally includes a base plate and a cutting mechanism extending from the base plate. The cutting mechanism includes at least one blade and at least one discontinuity. The at least one discontinuity has a total length less than 10% of a total perimeter of the cutting mechanism.

A blade moving device includes: a support base; a linear bushing arranged in the support base; a moving block received in the support base and movably fitted over the linear bushing; a touch connector connected to the moving block and configured to move along with the moving block; and a blade box connected to the support base and configured to receive a blade therein. The touch connector is further configured to touch and push the blade to move out of the blade box when moving along with the moving block.

A blade roller device (100) includes a first blade roll unit (110), a second blade roll unit (120) spaced apart from the first blade roll unit (110), and a first rotate lever (130). The first blade roll unit (110) includes a first slewing mechanism (111) and a first blade roll (112) wound upon the first slewing mechanism (111). The second blade roll unit (120) includes a second slewing mechanism (121) coupled to the first rotate lever (130) and a second blade roll (122) formed by pulling a segment of the first blade roll (112) to the second slewing mechanism (121) and winding the segment of the first blade roll (112) upon the second slewing mechanism (121). A rotation of the first rotate lever (130) in a first direction is capable of pulling the segment of first blade roll (112) to the second slewing mechanism (121).