A lateral liner assembly provides for sealing of the junction between a lateral sewer line and a main sewer pipe. The implant body includes lower and upper surfaces for engaging the respective lower and upper vertebrae and first and second side wall portions extending between the upper and lower surfaces. The disclosure furthermore relates to a method for embedding a histological sample. The function thereof may be extended to the environment capable of implementing the bi-directional communication with the appliance by receiving the control code from the appliance, while overcoming the limitation of the conventional terminal having a fixed function.