Controlling a motorized microtome
AssigneeLeica Biosystems Nussloch GmbH
InventorsZheguang Fan, Xiaoqi Jiang, Yunchao Yang, Song Jin, Xiang Liang, Jinyu Xu
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to a microtome having a cutting knife, an object holder mounted on a slide, the slide being movable relative to the cutting knife in a cutting direction and in a thickness defining direction, movement of the slide in the thickness defining direction being performed by a first electric motor controlled by a control unit, movement of the slide in the cutting direction being performed by a second electric motor controlled by the control unit, wherein the control unit is configured to control the movement of the slide in the thickness defining direction and in the cutting direction.
Claims11
A microtome having:
- a cutting knife,
- an object holder mounted on a slide, the slide being movable relative to the cutting knife in a cutting direction and in a thickness defining direction,
- a first electric motor controlled by a control unit performing the movement of the slide in the thickness defining direction,
- a second electric motor controlled by the control unit performing the movement of the slide in the cutting direction,
- wherein the control unit is configured to control the movement of the slide in the thickness defining direction and in the cutting direction,
- wherein the control unit is configured to store and/or clear the memory position in reaction to another corresponding command,
- wherein the memory position is a position horizontally apart from the cutting knife,
- wherein the slide is moved in the thickness defining direction as a function of rotation of a first handwheel, and
- wherein the slide is moved in the cutting direction as a function of rotation of a second handwheel.
A microtome having:
- a cutting knife,
- an object holder mounted on a slide, the slide being movable relative to the cutting knife in a cutting direction and in a thickness defining direction,
- a first electric motor controlled by a control unit performing the movement of the slide in the thickness defining direction,
- a second electric motor controlled by the control unit performing the movement of the slide in the cutting direction,
- wherein the control unit is configured to control the movement of the slide in the thickness defining direction and in the cutting direction,
- wherein the control unit is configured to send a relay signal after a section is cut, wherein the relay signal triggers an external camera connected to the microtome to take an object image,
- wherein the slide is moved in the thickness defining direction as a function of rotation of a first handwheel, and
- wherein the slide is moved in the cutting direction as a function of rotation of a second handwheel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.