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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2013
Leica Biosystems Nussloch Gmbh, Nussloch, DE;
Roland Walter, Reilingen, DE;
Leica Biosystems Nussloch GmbH, Nussloch, DE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a microtome () including a sample holder () a cutting unit (), and a drive unit () capable of producing a relative movement between the sample holder () and the cutting unit () for cutting the sample. In addition, the microtome () has a handwheel () and an encoder (). A control unit () controls the drive unit () as a function of the rotational movement of the handwheel () detected by the encoder () and in such a way that, in a first operating mode, the relative movement produced between the sample holder () and the cutting element () by the drive unit () when the handwheel () is rotated through a full revolution has a maximum first stroke length and that, in a second operating mode, the relative movement has a preset second stroke length shorter than the maximum first stroke length.