MICROTOME WITH SURFACE ORIENTATION SENSOR TO SENSE ORIENTATION OF SURFACE OF SAMPLE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide microtomes or other tissue sample sectioning devices that have surface orientation sensors to sense orientations of surfaces of samples.SOLUTION: A sample sectioning device comprises: a cutting mechanism; a sample holding container; a drive system; and a surface orientation sensor. The sample holding container is operable to hold a sample. The cutting mechanism is operable to cut sections from the sample. The drive system is coupled with the sample holding container. The drive system is operable to drive movement between the sample held by the sample holding container and the cutting mechanism. The surface orientation sensor is operable to sense an orientation of a surface of the sample held by the sample holding container.SELECTED DRAWING: None