Patent ID: 11940362
Assignee: LEICA MIKROSYSTEME GMBH
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  F  C | IPC C  F  G

Claim 0:
1. A method for preparing a microscopic sample for a high-pressure freezing process, the method comprising:
providing a middle plate of a high-pressure freezing cartridge, the middle plate having an opening and an enclosing element fitted into the opening;
arranging the sample on the enclosing element of the middle plate;
providing an incubation chamber, the incubation chamber including a bottom having a lower surface;
attaching the middle plate to the lower surface of the bottom of the incubation chamber by an adhesive, wherein the middle plate is detachable from the incubation chamber by effecting a relative movement between the middle plate and the incubation chamber; and
effecting the relative movement between the middle plate and the incubation chamber to detach the middle plate with the sample from the incubation chamber when the sample is to be subjected to the high-pressure freezing process.