Abstract: A cryostat chuck is disclosed. The disclosed chuck may be configured for use in a frozen-sectioning device, such as a cryostat, or other suitable host equipment. The disclosed chuck may include a tab portion configured, in accordance with some embodiments, to provide a means for gripping the chuck by hand (e.g., human or robotic) or by a tool or other desired interfacing element. The tab portion may serve to distance a user's hand or piece of gripping equipment from the sharp microtome of the host cryostat, reducing the opportunity of sustaining bodily injury or equipment damage. Moreover, the tab portion may provide a means by which the cryostat chuck may be manipulated when inserting, adjusting, or removing the chuck prior to, during, or after engagement by the cryostat (or other suitable host equipment).
Assignees:
UNIVERSITE DE VERSAILLES—SAINT QUENTIN EN YVELINES, CENTRE HOSPITALIER INTERCOMMUNAL DE POISSY-SAINT-GERMAIN, CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE BORDEAUX, UNIVERSITE DE BORDEAUX, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
Inventors:
François Vialard, Clément Jimenez, Christophe Geindre, Bruno Hiberty, Hugo Ducros