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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2008
Applicants:
Roland Walter, Reilingen, DE;
Andreas Laudat, Meckesheim, DE;
Christoph Schmitt, Schriesheim, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Leica Biosystems Nussloch GmbH, Nussloch, DE (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device for applying a histological section to a slide is described. The histological section is generated by a cutting action performed by a blade of a microtome. The device comprises a positioning device having a component that is rotatably mounted to a bearing and has a receptacle for receiving and holding the slide, wherein the positioning device is designed such that the slide received in the receptacle can be rotated about an axis of rotation of the rotatably mounted component.