In 2364, Commander William T. Riker was trapped in a stasis field which was created by an Echo Papa 607 drone on Minos. (TNG: "The Arsenal of Freedom" ) In a starship's sickbay, the morgue statis fields were typically employed to slow or cease the rate of decomposition; this preserves dead bodies and tissues until they could be buried or until a postmortem was performed. (TNG: "Suspicions" ; VOY: "Renaissance Man"; VOY: "Innocence" Starships also employed statis fields to keep perishable food items fresh for weeks or months without spoilage.