Patent
1976-02-13
1977-03-08
Skogquist, Harland S.
35 51, G09B 2330
Patent
active
040105547
ABSTRACT:
A process is described by which macroscopic anatomical organ specimens are sliced into sections of equal thickness and arranged in a serial array within a transparent container for visual display. The process includes the steps of (1) suspending the anatomical organ within a block of transparent agar solution; (2) slicing the suspended organ and surrounding agar into sections of equal thickness; (3) pouring a liquid preservative into an upwardly open transparent container; (4) arranging the sliced sections in a prescribed array within the container; (5) pressing a transparent cover plate over the sections in the container to remove air from between the plates; and (6) affixing the transparent cover plate to the container to hermetically seal the sections and liquid preservative within the container under the transparent plate. The device for displaying serialed macroscopic sections of a sliced anatomical organ includes two planar transparent opposed plates. One is used as a base plate and includes upright peripheral side walls. This plate and side walls comprise a container in which the array of sections are received. The other plate becomes a cover that is complementary to the area confined by the peripheral walls. To complete the display, the cover plate is positioned over sections held on the base plate. Once air has been removed from between the two plates, the cover plate is affixed to the side walls. The display is then hermetically sealed to preserve the contents between the two plates for an indefinite period of time.
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