AUTOMATED MICROTOME BLADE CHANGER AND MICROTOME BLADE CARTRIDGE

An automated rotary microtome blade changing apparatus, comprising an upper stage being adapted to releasably engage a supply cartridge and a waste cartridge, the upper stage having a loading segment adapted to engage and move blades contained within the supply cartridge into a cutting position; cla...

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Main Authors MCDANIEL, DARIN, HENDRICK, KENDALL, B, HOLUBEC, MIROSLAV, RICHARDS, WILLIAM, RIZZO, VINCENT
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 16.02.2005
Edition7
Subjects
INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
MEASURING
PHYSICS
TESTING
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Summary:An automated rotary microtome blade changing apparatus, comprising an upper stage being adapted to releasably engage a supply cartridge and a waste cartridge, the upper stage having a loading segment adapted to engage and move blades contained within the supply cartridge into a cutting position; clamping means for releasably holding the blades in place for cutting operations; power means for driving the movement of blades and clamping mechanisms; and electronic control means for integrating all of the functions of the apparatus.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20010932757