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Leica Biosystems Cryostats


Simultaneously increase quality and throughput

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Clinical Applications

When a surgeon requests an intraoperative consultation, you must be ready.

Leica Biosystems cryostats help you meet requests for immediate results by quickly, reliably and safely cutting accurate frozen sections.

Research Applications

Don’t delay critical research.

The speed and versatility of Leica Biosystems research cryostats help you cut more sections and analyze more specimens each day.

With the added benefits of all-day operator comfort and research-specific features, Leica Biosystems research cryostats let you make critical discoveries sooner. 

Leica CM1520

Value-priced cryostat for routine histology and Mohs surgery

The Leica CM1520 delivers high-quality sections the fast, simple and efficient way. Time is crucial when sectioning frozen specimens. An actively cooled quick freezing shelf with defrost function and a powerful refrigeration system are provided to get rapid results.

The specimen can be quickly changed and oriented with the easy-to-use orientation system.

With the Leica CM1520 you have everything to obtain high quality sections without paying for the features that you do not need.

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    • Dual Retort Design

      High-capacity (up to 600 cassettes) & rapid throughput

    • ActivFlo Technology

      Up to 60% faster processing

    • Reagent Management System

      35k operational savings on average per year

    Leica CM1860 UV Cryostat

    Leica CM1860UV – an oasis of safety and comfort in your laboratory.

    The Leica CM1860 UV was developed with an emphasis on diagnostic confidence, safety and ergonomics. The high-throughput cryostat creates diagnostic confidence by reliably producing quality sections that help provide an accurate diagnosis.

    Staff near the cryostat is protected by the safe, highly effective, ozone-free UVC disinfection and the antimicrobial nano-silver coating, AgProtect, which provides outstanding safety by reducing exposure to surface pathogens.

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    • Comfort and Flexibility

      Advance or retract the specimen in the position most comfortable for you - manually using the Personalized Coarse Feed Wheel or user-motorized with the push of a button.

    • Enable fast and effortless trimming

      With Fast Homing and Memory Position, the instrument can remember the optimal specimen position for your sectioning.

    • Shorten cleaning time

      Shorten cleaning time from minutes to seconds with the Antistatic Waste Tray.

    Leica CM1950

    Leica CM1950 cryostat design is the result of extensive customer consultations.

    The Leica CM1950 is a highly adaptable platform that can be tailor-made for each laboratory. By starting with the standard instrument and choosing from a range of options, every laboratory can have the clinical cryostat for their individual needs.

    Innovation and human-oriented features provide a cryostat with a new level of performance.

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    • Precision-Orientation System

      The BIOCUT also preserves the popular Precision-Orientation System which made our RM2235 a favorite.Quickly and efficiently select the turn direction most comfortable for you with the Personalized Coarse Feed Wheel.

    • Shorten cleaning time

      Shorten cleaning time from minutes to seconds with the Antistatic Waste Tray.

    • Switch between high and low-profile blades

      Switch between high and low-profile blades even faster without changing blade holders by using the 2-in-1 Blade Holder.

    Leica CM3050 S Research Cryostat

    The Leica CM3050 S cryostat features superior user comfort with excellent safety standards for practically all types of cryosectioning applications.

    It is the instrument of choice for all research applications and for advanced clinical cryosectioning needs.

    Particularly when working with delicate specimens – for example brain samples in neuroscience – the precise specimen orientation and the specimen feed system guarantees reproducible, thin, serial sections of maximum quality.

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    HISTOLOGY CONSUMABLES

    Keep your laboratory running safely and efficiently. Leica Biosystems has a broad range of histology and general laboratory consumables to help you maintain your laboratory.

    • Blades
    • Embedding media
    • Slides

    And more on our website! Contact us to order your consumables today!

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    Leica Biosystems (LeicaBiosystems.com) is a global leader in workflow solutions and automation, integrating each step in the workflow from biopsy to diagnosis. Our mission of "Advancing Cancer Diagnostics, Improving Lives" is at the heart of our corporate culture. Our easy-to-use and consistently reliable offerings help improve workflow efficiency and diagnostic confidence.

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