Leica PRACTICAL MICROTOMY User Manual

Practical Microtomy

for Routine Histopathology

Microtomes for Histopathology:

Proven Concepts with Innovative Design

Leica always develops laboratory equipment in
close cooperation with end users to ensure that
their experiences are considered in the design of
all new instruments. This is also the case for our
new RM2200 series of microtomes: numerous
details offer comfortable and flexible solutions for
day-to-day practice, improving an already proven
concept and making them even more user-friendly.

Leica microtomes allow you to select between fully
motorized and semi-motorized or manual models.
Thanks to an exceptionally smooth-running hand­wheel, the motorized models can also be operated
manually, i.e. the user has a full two-in-one solution,
a motor-driven microtome that can be used manually
when the need arises.

The Leica Microsystems new microtome familiy is
ideally complemented by a comprehensive series
of laboratory instruments for specimen processing
in clinical histopathology and biomedical research
– examples are tissue processing and embedding
centers, the new high-quality Leica DB80 micro­tome blades, cryostats, fully-automated slide
stainers, coverslippers and, of course, the Leica
microscopes.

Histopathology

Precision

Precision

Comfort

Comfort

■A completely new, precise specimen orientation

makes specimen block re-alignment easy. When
the pins are fully extended the specimen is located
in the zero position.

■The spacious section waste tray reliably collects

sectioning debris. It is held in position by magnets
but can be easily removed for cleaning purposes.

■ A new optional accessory for the section

waste tray is a pair of special wrist cushions
which protect your wrists and make sectioning
more comfortable, particularly when working with
the instrument for several hours at a time.

■ To summarize, this means less user fatigue,

excellent sectioning results right from the start and
increased productivity in your laboratory.

Leica Design by Werner Hölbl

Ease of Use

Ease of Use

Safety

Safety

■ The easy-to-exchange Leica universal cassette

clamps provide utmost flexibility to section speci­mens embedded in cassettes of any size – from
biopsy to super-mega cassettes.

■ Thin paraffin sections can be floated on the

surface of a newly-developed section floating
bath which can be attached to the knife holder.
The flattened sections can easily be picked up from
the surface of the water directly onto the micro­scope slides.

■An additional integrated lock mechanism locks the

handwheel and thus the specimen cylinder in the
uppermost position – an important contribution for
enhanced user safety when changing the specimen
or the knife.

■ Changing specimen blocks is now especially safe

with the new knife holder E equipped with a hinged
safety knife guard.

■ In addition, a new, extensive range of acces-

sories meets the specific requirements of any user .
Just a few examples:

Knife holder NZ

Backlight

Cooling tray with removable
cooling blocks – for installa­tion on top of the instrument
housing

■ In addition, the overall ergonomic design helps

reduce symptoms of fatigue thus contributing to
increased work safety.

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Instruments. Yet Leica symbolizes innovation as well as tradition.

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Specimen Preparation

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