Patent ID: 8695444

Claim:
Tool for handling a sample, comprising a fastening device for detachably fastening the tool to a tool holder of a sample handling apparatus, and comprising a sample manipulation device fastened to the fastening device, characterized in that the tool comprises a holding device, which a) is fastened to the fastening device so as to be movable in a coupling direction and b) can be coupled to and decoupled from the tool holder in the coupling direction; c) the holding device comprises a first connecting element of a second positive-fit connecting device and the tool holder comprises a second connecting element of the second positive-fit connecting device, d) the holding device can be coupled to and decoupled from the tool holder through connecting and undoing, respectively, of the second positive-fit connecting device; and e) the fastening device being able to be coupled to and decoupled from the tool holder in the coupling direction, f) the fastening device comprising a first connecting element of a first positive-fit connecting device, g) the tool holder comprising a second connecting element of the first positive-fit connecting device, and h) the fastening device being able to be coupled to and decoupled from the tool holder in the coupling direction through connecting and undoing, respectively, of the first positive-fit connecting device.