Grace Medical 990-001, 990-002 Quick Start Manual

Cartilage

Simple

MICROTOME

Accurate

Accurate and consistent measurements
Broad thickness range [0.1mm up to 0.9mm]

Simple to assemble and operate
Eliminates need for distance plates

Safe

Safeguard for hands and ngers
Stability to safely guide cutting motion

990-001 Cartilage Microtome
990-002 Cartilage Microtome Blades (6/box)

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LIT0129 CID3387

A. Blade

B. Cartilage Knife
C. Measuring Dial
D. Base
E. Cartilage Support

E

A

C

1. Insert blade (A) into cartilage knife (B) and rotate lock to secure.

Lock

2. Insert measuring dial (C) into base (D) and rotate clockwise until

measuring dial (C) stops at 0.1mm.

3. Rotate measuring dial (C) counter-clockwise to desired thickness.

B

D

6. Tilt blade-end of cartilage knife (B) downward slightly and insert

into guide slot of base (D).

Guide Slot

7. Press downward on handle-end of cartilage knife (B) to cut
cartilage specimen into desired thickness. IMPORTANT! To

avoid difculty in removal of blade (A) from cartilage knife (B),

do not use excessive force when pressing downward.

4. Insert cartilage specimen into holding cavity of base (D).

Holding Cavity

5. Insert cartilage support (E) into base (D) and rotate clockwise to

secure cartilage specimen. IMPORTANT! To avoid crushing
cartilage specimen, stop rotating when cartilage specimen rests
snugly between measuring dial (C) and cartilage support (E).

8. Rotate measuring dial (C) and cartilage support (E) counter­ clockwise to reduce pressure on cartilage specimen before
removing cartilage knife (B) from base (D).

9. Remove measuring dial (C) and cartilage support (E) completely
from base (D) and extract cartilage specimen with desired
thickness.

Excess

Desired