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Method and microtome for producing thin sections with a section profile recording mode

US10345198B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Leica Biosystems Nussloch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Roland Walter · Tiefenbronn, DE
Markus Berberich · Heidelberg, DE
Markus Wittman · Heidelberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 18, 2014
Grant date	Jul 9, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 18, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2001/2873
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of producing thin sections using a microtome is disclosed. A hand wheel (32) is manually driven for producing a first thin section, and wherein the rotational movement of the hand wheel (32) is detected by an encoder (38), and a profile of the rotational movement is determined. The determined profile is stored and selected for production of at least a second thin section. A motor (24) is driven for generating a cutting movement between a cutting unit (16) and a sample holder (12) in accordance with the respective stored profile selected for producing the second thin section. A microtome (10) to carry out this method is also disclosed.

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