Abstract: The invention relates to a method and device for the cross-referencing of identification (1) of tissue slice supports (2), for microtomised analytical samples still to be mounted thereon, with identification information (3) of a tissue sample holder (4) of a tissue sample (5) which is not yet microtomised. The conventional problem of cross-referencing is improved in a simple manner, whereby the identification information (3) for the tissue sample holder (4) is automatically detected when positioned in the microtome (6) and an identification (1) corresponding thereto is automatically transferred to at least one tissue slice support (2) and that tissue slice support (2), provided with the identification (1), is dispensed for application of the tissue sample slice at the moment when a tissue sample slice must be applied to a tissue slice support (2).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and device for the cross-referencing of identification (1) of tissue slice supports (2), for microtomised analytical samples still to be mounted thereon, with identification information (3) of a tissue sample holder (4) of a tissue sample (5) which is not yet microtomised. The conventional problem of cross-referencing is improved in a simple manner, whereby the identification information (3) for the tissue sample holder (4) is automatically detected when positioned in the microtome (6) and an identification (1) corresponding thereto is automatically transferred to at least one tissue slice support (2) and that tissue slice support (2), provided with the identification (1), is dispensed for application of the tissue sample slice at the moment when a tissue sample slice must be applied to a tissue slice support (2).

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for handling microtomized tissue samples (1) which are arranged on an object carrier (2) and are provided with a machine-readable code (3), with a reader (4) serving to detect the information of the code (3) and a controller (5) serving to convert the information for handling purposes.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for handling microtomized tissue samples (1) which are arranged on an object carrier (2) and are provided with a machine-readable code (3), with a reader (4) serving to detect the information of the code (3) and a controller (5) serving to convert the information for handling purposes.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and device for the cross-referencing of identification (1) of tissue slice supports (2), for microtomised analytical samples still to be mounted thereon, with identification information (3) of a tissue sample holder (4) of a tissue sample (5) which is not yet microtomised. The conventional problem of cross-referencing is improved in a simple manner, whereby the identification information (3) for the tissue sample holder (4) is automatically detected when positioned in the microtome (6) and an identification (1) corresponding thereto is automatically transferred to at least one tissue slice support (2) and that tissue slice support (2), provided with the identification (1), is dispensed for application of the tissue sample slice at the moment when a tissue sample slice must be applied to a tissue slice support (2).

Abstract: The invention relates to a tempering device (1) for objects (2) located on the object carrier (3) of a microtome (4) of a cryostat (5) comprising an operating means supply (6) connected to a cooling device or a cooling and heating device (7) arranged on the object carrier (3), and a temperature control system. According to the invention, one such tempering device (1) is embodied in such a way that the operating means supply (6) does not hinder the work carried out on the microtome (4), and the accuracy of the cut is affected as little as possible. To this end, the operating means supply (6) is displaceably positioned in a guiding element (12) which is arranged on the guiding carriage (8) for the advancing movement (9) and the cutting movement (10) of the object head (11) and is oriented parallel to the direction of advancement (9), in such a way that it can be guided away from the object head (11).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and devices for the cross-referencing of identification (1) of object supports (2), for microtomised analytical samples still to be mounted thereon, with identification information (3) for a support (4) of a tissue sample (5) which is not yet microtomised. The conventional problem of cross-referencing is improved in a simple manner, whereby the identification information (3) for the support (4) is automatically generated during the very allocation in the microtome (6) and an identification (1), corresponding thereto, is automatically transferred to at least one object support (2) and that finally said object support (2), provided with the identification (1) is given for the application of the microtomised tissue sample at the moment when a microtomised tissue sample must be applied to an object support (2).