Leica Microsystems Nussloch Gmbh

Leica Biosystems Nussloch Gmbh

Leica Instruments Pte. Ltd.

Uwe Kiene

Manfred Biehl

Holger Metzner

Roland Walter

Andreas Laudat

Rolf Metzner

Bernd Guenther

A coverslipping machine () for applying coverslipping agent and a coverslip onto a specimen slide is described. A hollow needle (), which is embodied to be movable via a guide () into a working position for application of the coverslipping agent from a reservoir () onto the specimen slide, is additionally movable via the guide () into a parked position. A cleaning device () for the hollow needle () is arranged at the parked position.

Coverslipping machine

An apparatus for collecting imprinted cassettes and/or specimen slides for histological or cytological preparations comprises a motor-driven lifting platform () having panels () arranged one above another and adjustable as to height by way of the lifting platform (), for collection of the cassettes and/or specimen slides.

Apparatus for collecting imprinted cassettes and/or imprinted specimen slides for histological or cytological preparations

A panel () for receiving cassettes () and/or specimen slides () for histological or cytological preparations is embodied in rectangular fashion with two longitudinal sides (), a first narrow side () and a second narrow side (), and comprises a base () as support for the specimen slides () and/or cassettes (). Peripheral side walls () are provided on both longitudinal sides () and on the first narrow side ().

Panel for receiving cassettes and/or specimen slides for histological or cytological preparations

A delivery device ( ) for cassettes and/or specimen slides for histological preparations in a printing system ( ) is described. The cassettes and/or specimen slides are in each case arranged one above another in stack magazines ( ), a control device ( ) being provided for removal of a cassette and/or specimen slide from the stack magazines ( ). The improvement comprises a drive shaft ( ) having a motor ( ) for at least two stack magazines ( ), and the motor ( ) is connected to the control device ( ).

Delivery device for cassettes and/or specimen slides for histological preparations in a printing system

A method and an apparatus for printing onto plastic cassettes for histological preparations and/or onto glass specimen slides for microscopic thin sections are described, in which a computing device ( ) is provided to control the printing device ( ), and the printing device ( ) comprises an inkjet printer for printing onto the cassettes and/or specimen slides. The ink is pre-dried by way of a hot-air drier ( ) and completely dried by way of a flash device ( ).

Method and apparatus for printing onto cassettes or specimen slides for histological preparations

A rotary microtome includes a crank mechanism for moving an object carriage up and down in a vertical path and a drive mechanism for driving the crank mechanism. The object carriage has a receptacle for a specimen holder. A mass-balancer balances the moveable masses of the microtome. The mass-balancer has a pretensioned, adjustable spring element and a pivotably mounted lever for compensating different inertial forces of the microtome in combination with the spring element. A drawing element connects the lever to the object carriage. The mass-balancer is indirectly connected to the drive mechanism by the drawing element.

Rotary microtome with a crank mechanism

A clamp device for clamping a specimen holder. The clamp device includes a rotatably mounted clamping lever, a rotatable clamping wedge, and a guide member which is located adjacent to the clamping wedge for receiving the specimen holder. The clamping wedge is in operative communication with the clamping lever, so that by rotating the clamping lever, the clamping wedge is rotated into the guide member which causes the specimen holder to be clamped within the guide member. The specimen holder may be provided with a removable adapter plate wherein the adapter plate is sized to fit within the guide member. By including the adapter plate, multiple sizes and types of specimen holders can thereby be employed using the same clamping device.

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Eppelheim, Germany

Uwe Kiene