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Knife holder for a microtome having a vibrating knife

US7703368B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

LEICA MIKROSYSTEME GMBH · AT

Inventors

Anton Lang · Wien, AT
Michael Zimmermann · Brig, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 25, 2006
Grant date	Apr 27, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 14, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T83/949
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A knife holder for a microtome having a vibrating knife comprises a support element and a clamping element movable relative to the support element. The support element is embodied with a support surface for the knife, and the clamping element is embodied with a clamping surface. For clamping the knife, the support surface and clamping surface are settable at a distance of 0.1 to 1.5 from one another.

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