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

Claim 12:
13. A device for preparing a microscopic sample for a high-pressure freezing process, wherein the sample is provided using an arrangement comprising a middle plate of a high-pressure freezing cartridge and an incubation chamber, wherein the middle plate is attached to a lower surface of a bottom of the incubation chamber by an adhesive and detachable from the incubation chamber by effecting a relative movement between the middle plate and the incubation chamber, wherein the sample is provided on an enclosing element which is fitted into an opening of the middle plate, wherein, when the sample is to be subjected to the high-pressure freezing process, the relative movement between the middle plate and the incubation chamber is effected, thereby detaching the middle plate with the sample from the incubation chamber, and wherein the device comprises an engagement structure, the engagement structure being adapted to engage with the middle plate and to restrict a movement of the middle plate while the incubation chamber is moved relative to the middle plate .