IntergraSlice™
The unprecedented quality of slice of IntegraSlice stems from its technical design features including cutting head mounted upon a parallel leaf-spring assuring blade travel along a line and arcuate path of the blade avoiding static contact of the blade with the advancing tissue. Sophisticated control allows the advance speed to be varied from minus 1.00mm/sec and up to 3.00mm/sec in steps of 0.01mm. During blade return the machine automatically lowers the tissue away from the blade and then readjusts to the original height once blade retraction has been completed. In all operations, even at the slowest rates, blade advance and blade speed is accurately maintained exactly as the user has specified due to constant feedback control. Slice thickness can be incremented in 1 micron steps and controlled to a maximum speed of 1 micron per second.


The unprecedented quality of slice of IntegraSlice stems from its technical design features including cutting head mounted upon a parallel leaf-spring assuring blade travel along a line and arcuate path of the blade avoiding static contact of the blade with the advancing tissue. Sophisticated control allows the advance speed to be varied from minus 1.00mm/sec and up to 3.00mm/sec in steps of 0.01mm. During blade return the machine automatically lowers the tissue away from the blade and then readjusts to the original height once blade retraction has been completed. In all operations, even at the slowest rates, blade advance and blade speed is accurately maintained exactly as the user has specified due to constant feedback control. Slice thickness can be incremented in 1 micron steps and controlled to a maximum speed of 1 micron per second.

Two models available:
    IntegraSlice-P: Fully programmable cutting profiles of speed, distance, section thickness
  • Dynamically Adjustable Speed and Amplitude (DASA) - both the speed and the amplitude of the cut can be dynamically adjusted, whilst the blade is in motion
  • Instrument learns manually controlled cycle, which can be repeated automatically
  • Cutting profiles can be set and stored

    • IntegraSlice-M: Motorized or Manual advance of the oscillating blade
  • A set speed motorized advance or manual advanced controlled by rotary knob dial
IntegraSlice design combines accuracy, speed and the flexibility to remove the tissue bath and mounting for transport of the tissue, for cleaning and autoclaving. integraslice is supplied with a standard tissue bath and holder, which can be replaced by the autoclavable version or the temperature controlled version.

IntegraSlice is controlled using sealed Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) with associated membrane keypad to set the cutting parameters of blade speed, advance speed and section thickness. There is a rotary brightness control for the cold light source. The IntegraSlice operation is commenced by actuating the two-stage footswitch. The first stage starts the oscillating blade and the second stage starts the advance of the blade.
INTEGRASLICE SPECIFICATIONS

Blade Motion

Arcuate with minimal vertical movement

Oscillation Speed

Linear from 20-120 Hz

Amplitude of Cut

Nominally 0.5 to 1.5 mm

Blade Advance Speed

Between minus 1.00 mm to plus 3.00 mm/sec in 0.01 mm steps

Blade Return Speed

4.0 mm/sec whilst tissue is automatically lowered from blade

Vertical Range

32 mm total, in 1 µm steps or maximum speed of 1 mm/sec

Sectioning Range

1-40 mm

Maximum Size of Specimen

30 x 40 mm

Tissue Bath options

Standard, Autoclavable, or Temperature Controlled

Cutting Head Options

Standard or autoclavable

Blades

Stainless steel or ceramic single bevel

Observation

Inspection Microscope 10x-40x with zoom and Clearview window

Voltage Input

115/230 Volts

Rated Frequency

50-60 Hz

INTERGRASLICE-P

Programmable Vicroslicer for speed, distance and section thickness

INTERGRASLICE-M

Oscillating Tissue Slicer w/ Refrigeration Option
Specify line voltage

ACCESSORIES

501634

Magnifying Glass, intergrally mounted

501629

Inspection Microscope, integrally mounted

501630

Cold Light Source, integrally mounted

501631

Ceramic Blades, 1 pack of 5

501632

New Stainless Steel Blades, 1 pack of 50