Microtome with generator
AssigneeSakura Finetek U.S.A., Inc.
InventorsXuan S. Bui, Alyicia Marie Rios, Erico Von Bueren
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Abstract
A sample sectioning device including a cutting mechanism that is operable to cut sections from a sample, a sample holder operable to move relative to the cutting mechanism, the sample holder having a first side and a second side, the first side faces the cutting mechanism and is dimensioned to receive a sample, a light source coupled to the sample holder, wherein the light source is operable to emit a light from the first side of the sample holder and through a sample positioned on the first side, and a generator operable to generate an electrical energy for providing power to the light source.
Claims20
A sample sectioning device comprising:
- a cutting mechanism that is operable to cut sections from a sample;
- a sample holder operable to move relative to the cutting mechanism, the sample holder comprising a sample receiving portion having a first side and a second side, the first side faces the cutting mechanism and has a sample receiving surface dimensioned to receive a sample, the sample receiving portion comprising a cavity defined by an opening to the sample receiving surface and a base opposite the opening that defines a depth of the cavity that is less than a thickness of the sample receiving portion;
- a light source coupled to the sample holder and disposed in the cavity in a manner to be mounted in a plane defined by the sample receiving surface, wherein any light emitted by the light source is emitted directly through a sample received on the first side;
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- a generator operable to generate an electrical energy for providing power to the light source.
A sample sectioning device comprising:
- a cutting mechanism that is operable to cut sections from a sample;
- a sample holder comprising a mounting portion and a sample receiving portion, the sample receiving portion having a sample receiving surface operable to receive a sample, the sample receiving portion comprising a cavity defined by an opening to the sample receiving surface and a base opposite the opening that defines a depth of the cavity that is less than a thickness of the sample receiving portion;
- an electronic component comprising a light source disposed in the cavity and mounted in a plane defined by the sample receiving surface, wherein any light emitted by the light source is emitted directly through a sample received on the sample receiving surface;
- a hand wheel operable to cause the sample holder to move with respect to the cutting mechanism during a cutting operation;
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- a generator operable to generate an electrical energy for providing power to the electronic component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.