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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2006
Applicants:
Reto Züst, Widnau, CH;
Heinz Zimmermann, Balgach, CH;
Inventors:
Reto Züst, Widnau, CH;
Heinz Zimmermann, Balgach, CH;
Assignee:
Leica Microsystems CMS GmbH, Wetzlar, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26D 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for producing multiple images of a specimen, having a sliding microtome, is disclosed. The specimen is secured in a specimen holder, movably in a plane. A knife having a cutting edge is arranged above the specimen that is movable along a cutting direction. Provided on the side opposite the cutting edge of the knife is a microscope having a camera for acquiring a respective image of the just-produced cut surface of the specimen.