Grace Medical 990-001 User manual

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Cartilage
LIT0129 CID3387
Accurate
Accurate and consistent measurements
Broad thickness range [0.1mm up to 0.9mm]
Safe
Safeguard for hands and ngers
Stability to safely guide cutting motion
Simple to assemble and operate
Eliminates need for distance plates
Simple
990-001 Cartilage Microtome
990-002 Cartilage Microtome Blades (6/box)
MICROTOME

A. Blade
B. Cartilage Knife
C. Measuring Dial
D. Base
E. Cartilage Support
A
CB
D
E
1. Insert blade (A) into cartilage knife (B) and rotate lock to secure.
2. Insert measuring dial (C) into base (D) and rotate clockwise until
measuring dial (C) stops at 0.1mm.
3. Rotate measuring dial (C) counter-clockwise to desired thickness.
4. Insert cartilage specimen into holding cavity of base (D).
5. Insert cartilage support (E) into base (D) and rotate clockwise to
secure cartilage specimen. IMPORTANT! To avoid crushing
cartilage specimen, stop rotating when cartilage specimen rests
snugly between measuring dial (C) and cartilage support (E).
Holding Cavity
Lock
Excess
Desired
6. Tilt blade-end of cartilage knife (B) downward slightly and insert
into guide slot of base (D).
8. Rotate measuring dial (C) and cartilage support (E) counter-
clockwise to reduce pressure on cartilage specimen before
removing cartilage knife (B) from base (D).
7. Press downward on handle-end of cartilage knife (B) to cut
cartilage specimen into desired thickness. IMPORTANT! To
avoid difculty in removal of blade (A) from cartilage knife (B),
do not use excessive force when pressing downward.
9. Remove measuring dial (C) and cartilage support (E) completely
from base (D) and extract cartilage specimen with desired
thickness.
Guide Slot