Pfm Medical Ag

Pfm Medical, Inc.

Cambridge Instruments Inc.

Hirt Zerspanungstechnik Gmbh

Hirt, Rüdiger

Erwin Schneider

Steffen Kraus

Helmut Weinhold

Ludwig Bauer

Aurel Schoeller

Jürgen Wolter

Walter Rensch

Uwe Hermann

Water bath for medical and scientific use

Histotechnology device

Rotary microtome

The invention relates to a microtome, in particular a rotary microtome (), comprising a micrometer mechanism () having a drive () for producing a relative movement between an object holder () and a blade and a positioning device acting on the micrometer mechanism () to influence the relative movement, the positioning device comprising an advancing device () and a trimming device () interacting with the advancing device (), said microtome being designed and modified with regard to a simple and reliable adjustment of the trimming device () as well as activation/deactivation of a retraction by structurally simple means in such a way that the positioning device has a combined actuating device () for both an adjustment of the trimming device () and also an activation/deactivation of a retraction which can be carried out by means of the advancing device ().

Microtome

Cooling plate

Knife for surgical purposes

Tweezers, in particular for handling histological preparations, preferably thin tissue specimens, with two limbs connected elastically at one end, and with tips formed at the other, free end of the limbs and together forming an engagement area, wherein a central area serves for holding and actuating the limbs in order to bring the tips into contact with each other, are characterized in that the tips and/or the connection area of the limbs are designed as a housing with a storage medium for storing energy, and in that the storage medium directly or indirectly heats the engagement area or the tips to a predefined temperature.

Heatable tweezers, and charging device for the tweezers

The invention relates to a device for heating an object by means of a water bath, in particular for strips of pathological or histological sections, before a microscopic examination, comprising a housing () and a trough () inserted in the housing (), wherein the water bath is heated by means of an electrical heater, characterized in that the electrical heater comprises at least one hotplate () provided on the base () of the trough ().

Device for heating an object by means of a water bath

A guide device for guiding a movable part of an apparatus relative to a fixed part of the apparatus, includes a first guide rail adapted to be provided on the movable part and a second guide rail adapted to be provided on the fixed part. Bearing means comprising a plurality of roller elements disposed in a roller support is disposed in a longitudinal groove between the first and second guides and movable relative thereto. Biasing means is provided which biases the bearing means toward a predetermined position.

Guide device for guiding a movable part of an apparatus relative to a

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Nussloch, Germany

Erwin Schneider