The Thermo Scientific HM 355s is the safest, most ergonomic and intuitive fully automated rotary microtome available. The HM 355s is designed for all routine applications of paraffin sectioning. The HM355s is your ideal microtome for clinical laboratories but is also effective for research and industrial applications.
Product Detail
These instruments display extraordinary ergonomic characteristics for comfortable operation while maintaining reproducible precision during sectioning
Instrument features:
Easy to clean waste tray that extends below the blade holder keeping users hands away from the blade while cleaning.
Simple specimen orientation knobs are located on one side of the blade holder making resectioning blocks simple.
Simple double tap start starts the sectioning motor avoiding accidental starts and keeping the users focus on the specimen and blade.
Largest stroke length available (72mm) allows even super mega cassettes vertically to produce optimal quality.
Specimen retraction (adjustable or can be turned off)
Ergonomic control panel that can be located on either side of the microtome
Automated sectioning an be operated via velocity knob, start button or option foot pedal.
Memory function
Programmable cutting window.
Section thickness from 0.5 to 100 um
Trimming thickness from 5-500 um
4 different sectioning modes (single section, interval, multi sections, and continuous).
Includes:
100ml Para/Gard™
Standard tools
Dust cover
Instruction manual
Instrumentation
Cat. No.
Item
Description
905200
HM 355 S (no blade holder or cassette clamp)
Configured as pictured above
905200A
HM 355 S Package A
Configured with Universal Cassette Clamp (715020) and Disposable Blade Carrier ER (705830)
Instrumentation Accessories
Cat. No.
Item
Description
640380
Foot pedal HM 355S (not included in packages above)
Foot pedal to control automated sectioning on the HM355s
705800
Disposable blade carrier E
Most popular blade holder. For high and low profile disposable blades.