may be employed in other suitable applications all such adaptations and modifications are to be considered within the scope of the invention furthermore it is to be understood that the features of the various embodiments described herein are not mutually exclusive and can exist in various combinations and permutations fig1 schematically depicts a tissue mincing tool 10 according to one embodiment of the invention the tissue mincing tool 10 includes a compartment 12 within which a tissue sample can be received and be initially housed and a sterile sealed container 14 the compartment 12 extends between first and second ends 16 18 while the sterile sealed container 14 itself extends between first and second ends 18 20 a cutting surface 108 is located at the second end 18 of the compartment 12 or equivalently at the first end 18 of the sterile sealed container 14 and therefore separates the compartment 12 from the sterile sealed container 14 as illustrated the tissue mincing tool 10 also includes a solid member 100 the solid member 100 is depicted to be partially located within as shown in phantom the compartment 12 a part of the solid member 100 is also shown to be located outside the compartment 12 threads 105 are depicted on that exterior part of the solid member 100 fig2 depicts an embodiment.