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Leica SM2500

Heavy duty sliding microtome

Overview

Leica SM2500 for large surface sectioning

The Leica SM2500 large scale heavy-duty sectioning system is the standard microtome for all hard and large sectioning techniques – a real working animal.

Large specimens up to 250 x 200 mm and hard materials such as bone or teeth and whole organs (brain, lung, etc.) can be sectioned. The wide range of accessories, specially designed for paraffin and resin embedded specimens make the Leica SM2500 the ideal instrument for routine and research applications.

Key Features

  • Maximum specimen size for hard specimens: 80 x 100 mm
  • Maximum specimen size for soft specimens: 200 x 250 mm
  • Maximum vertical stroke length: 70 mm
  • Fully motorized operation
  • Programmable sectioning
  • Three different modes of operation
  • Choice of different specimen holders
  • Choice of different knife holders
  • Section counter, section thickness totalizer
  • Programmable cutting window
  • Programmable knife retraction value
  • Specimen orientation (XY)
  • Precise photo position allows complete photo documentation of all desired levels of the cut block surface
  • Optional ultramilling attachment: Leica SP2600

The Leica SM 2500 large-surface, heavy–duty sectioning system is the standard universal microtome for all sectioning applications involving hard and/or large-surface specimens.Large specimens up to 250 x 200 mm and hard materials such as bones and teeth embedded in methyl-methacrylate can be sectioned.

Typical medical research applications include sectioning of whole organs such as brain or lung embedded in paraffin.

The precise photo position of the Leica SM 2500 allows complete photo documentation of all desired levels of the cut block surface, making it possible to reconstruct a three-dimensional image of the specimen.

In addition, the Leica SM 2500 can be fitted with the optional ultramilling attachment Leica SP2600. Ultramilling is a preparation technique which provides high–quality plane surfaces and excellent edge definition even when milling specimens containing different kinds of inhomogeneous materials.

With a wide range of accessories, the Leica SM 2500 microtome can be configured easily to meet individual, specific user requirements. Please follow the links below.