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A core sampling device (1) intended to assemble tissue arrays of the type incorporating a core sampling punch (5), a 5 core excision punch (6) intended to make recesses in one or several so-called receiver blocks, and means (7) to expel the sample cores into one or several paraffin receiver blocks (9, 10) or into any frozen milieu or not, characterized by the fact that the core excision punch (6) is mounted 10 substantially coaxially in the core sampling punch (5), the sampling punch being in the external position, both punches (5, 6) being able to move in translation and/or rotation with respect to one another, and the ejection means being arranged to as to expel the cores from each punch.