Leica Biosystems Premium blade holder - Manual (Page 6)

6 Instructions for Use V1.3 – 10/2012
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
1. Sectioning – Premium blade holder
Inserting blades into premium blade holder
10
9
4
11
Inserting high‑profile blades
1. Fold the anti-roll system (4) to the left – while
doing so, hold the lever (11) (not the adjusting
screw of the anti-roll system) so that the height
of the anti-roll system remains unchanged
(Fig. 3).
2. Open the clamping lever (10) by turning it
counterclockwise (Fig. 3).
3. Carefully insert the blade (9) from above or
from the side between the pressure plate and
the insert for low-profile blades. Make sure
that the blade is inserted so that it is centered
and lies evenly on the edge (see red arrow in
Fig. 3).
4. Clamp the clamping lever (10) by turning it
clockwise (see Fig. 4).
5. Fold the anti-roll system (4) back to the right
(toward the blade) using the lever (11).
Inserting low‑profile blades • When using low-profile blades, the insert for
low-profile blades must first be placed in the
blade holder. Then insert the blade.
4
11
10
Fig. 5
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Caution!
Microtome blades are extremely sharp!
The premium blade holder can be used for both low‑profile and high‑profile blades.
The safety gloves included with stan‑
dard delivery must be worn when in‑
serting the blade!
The anti‑roll system functions as a
knife guard here!