Production Engineering - Medical Equipment Division

PEMED HOME 6035 E. 38th Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80207 USA (303) 393-7800 FAX (303) 393-1482

Cryostats, Microtomes, Macrotomes and Histology

Automated tissue processor - $5,750

List: $27,800. MedCon: VG. Ventana Renaissance tissue processor. 117 V, 50/60 Hz.

Features:

• process up to 350 cassettes
• operator can set time, temperature and pressure for each solvent station and save as programs
• pulse magnetic stirrer for agitation during infiltration
• 9.5 in. diagonal monitor with adjacent flip-down keypad and start up diagram
• 12 plug-in solvent containers
• solvent quality detector protocols
• paraffin cleaning cycle

other views
setup screens

Overall dimensions of the unit:

• width: 21 in.
• depth: 22.5
• height: 53.5

Shipping weight is about 350 pounds.

Histology tissue processor - $2,475

List: $6,500. MedCon: VG. Auto Technicon model ultra two histology tissue processor. for processing of pathology tissue samples prior to thin section.

Features:

• 24 hour timer
• indicator lights
• vacuum gauge
• set timer
• processed and paraffin thermometers
• 12 stations

Shipping weight is about 125 pounds.

Automated slide stainer - $4,750

List: $18,310. MedCon: EX. Shandon model Cadenza slide staining apparatus. Holds 20 slides at inclined angle behind clear Plexiglas shield. Dispensing station has 16 spaces for reagent source tubes and a plastic reservoir for wash buffer.

Overall dimensions of the unit:

• length: 21.5 in.
• width: 27
• height: 15

Shipping weight is about 105 pounds.

Slide stainer - $1,750

List: $7,500. MedCon: VG. Wescor 7100 Aerospray slide stainer for hematology applications. 115 V, 50-60 Hz.

Carousel holds twelve slides. User-controlled programs adjust intensity of staining. Staining cycle is 3-5 minutes.

Overall dimensions of the unit:

• length: 18 in.
• width: 18
• height: 9.5

Shipping weight is about 40 pounds.

Automatic slide stainer - $1,175

List: $11,300. MedCon: VG. Automatic slide stainer model Hemastainer, by Geometric Data. 4 stations

Exterior working dimensions:

• length: 28"
• width: 14"
• height: 30"

Interior dimensions:

• length: 21"
• width: 22"
• height: 17"

Shipping weight is about 90 pounds.

Automated slide stainer - $1,750

List: $9,790 MedCon: G. E M Diagnostic Systems Midas II bath. 108-125/200-240 V, 50-60 Hz. The unit is missing some of the inserts that form the staining and rinse chambers as well as the slide holding rack.

Features:

• five staining/rinsing and one drying (heated airflow) stations
• six user-defined staining sequences can be stored as programs
• mobile arm moves slide racks from station to station and provides up-and-down dipping motion for effective exposure to stains and rinsing
• drain hose and inlets for water supply and to water bath

Overall dimensions of the unit:

• width: 21.25 in.
• depth: 20.5
• height:13.75

Shipping weight is about 60 pounds.

Tissue processor - $2,750

List: $24,375. MedCon: G. Shandon Hyper center 2 tissue processor. 110 V, 50/60

Features:

• 3 bath chambers have glass lids for viewing while sealed
• 12 bottle reagent system can be customized
• key toggles between wax bath A and B modes
• power on switch, stop and restart buttons
• 25-pin connector on back of unit

	reagent system (12 bottle with identification chart)
	processing chambers
	view of back
	adjustable controls on back

Overall dimensions of the unit:

• width: 18 in.
• depth: 25.5
• height: 40

Shipping weight is about 200 pounds.

Microtome - $1,150

List: $6,080. MedCon: EX. American Optical model 820 Spencer microtome.

Blade holder and sample holding mechanisms included. Advance distances of 1-50 microns can be set by knob in back and displays in window on front.

Shipping weight is about 55 pounds.

Cryostats / microtomes

List: $14,200. MedCon: VG. Miles model 4553 cryostat. 115 V 50/60 Hz. The units shown below are essentially the same model with different branding.

model	MedCon	front view	side view	control panel	microtome	price
Miles/Ames Cryostat II	VG					$2,750
Miles/Tissue-Tek II Cryostat	VG					$2,475

Features:

• ambient to -30 degree C refrigeration; above units all reached -26 to -30 degrees in our tests
• auto defrost cycle
• sample freezing rack
• interior light operates when cabinet is open

Overall dimensions of the unit:

• width: 26 in.
• depth: 26
• height: 47

Shipping weight is about 320 pounds.

Tissue embedding center - $2,475

List: $8,700. MedCon: VG. Tissue Tek II tissue embedding center. 115 V, 60 Hz.

Features:

• paraffin dispenser
• paraffin reservoir
• working platform
• hotplate
• cold plate
• base mold pre heater compartment
• refrigerated solidifying surface

Overall dimensions of the unit:

• width: 24.5 in.
• depth: 20
• height: 12.5

Shipping weight is about 75 pounds.

Large specimen cryostat - $14,750

List: $86,300. MedCon: VG. Reichert-Jung CryoPolycut. 3x220 V, 60 Hz.

Features:

• refrigerates to -23 degrees (compared to specifications of -35)
• clean interior
• microtome has 160 mm blade in place; holder can accommodate blade up to 220 mm
• the CryoPolycut is suited for large specimens to 235 x 200 mm
• section thickness of 1-275 microns
• variable cutting speeds and knife declinations
• included accessories: operating instructions manual, specimen stages ( four ea. 20 x 25 cm and two ea. 20 x 12 cm), transformer, wrench, and two foot controls

Detailed views of the microtome, controls, and accessories are shown in the photos below.

Overall dimensions of the unit:

• width: 59 in.
• depth: 31
• height: 40.5

Shipping weight is about 600 pounds.

Ultra-microtome - $1,275

List: $4,275. MedCon: VG. Sorvall "Porter-Blum" ultra-microtome MT-1. Has attached light source (cat no. 15400) directed at cutting stage, but the power source for the lamp is not included.

Overall dimensions of the unit:

• width: 11 in.
• depth: 20
• height: 11

Shipping weight is about 55 pounds.

Microtome - $975

List: $6,080. MedCon: G. American Optical model 820 Spencer microtome.

Blade and sample chuck included. Advance distances of 1-50 microns can be set by knob in back and displays in window on front.

Shipping weight is about 55 pounds.

Microtome - $950

List: $5,920. MedCon: G. American Optical model 820 Spencer microtome.

Advance distances of 1-50 microns can be set by knob in back and displays in window on front.

Alternate style blade holder clamps from one end.

Shipping weight is about 55 pounds.

Microtome - $875

List: $5,620. MedCon: G. American Optical model 840 Spencer microtome.

Blade and sample chuck included.

Shipping weight is about 50 pounds.

Microtome - $750

List: 5,200. MedCon: G. American Optical model 840 Spencer microtome.

Without blade holder

Shipping weight is about 50 pounds.

Leica microtome - $975

List: $4,000. MedCon: VG. Unidentified model. With blade holder. Smooth wheel motion.

Shipping weight is about 50 pounds.

Microtome - $1,375 each

List: MedCon: VG. Leica model 1512 microtome. All have blade holders in good condition.

	1. best unit; includes sample chuck
	2. without sample chuck
	3. without sample chuck and back casing

3 units in stock.

Shipping weight is about 50 pounds.

Microtome blade holder - $275

List: $980. MedCon: VG.

Blade holder, holds blades for an IEC Minot microtome.

Shipping weight is about 10 pounds.

Microtome cutting assembly - $575

List: $1,800. MedCon: G. This is the assemblage containing the sample holder and blade holder to be operated within an Ames model 4551 cryostat microtome.

2 units in stock, one of which includes a blade (see photos).

Shipping weight is about 30 pounds each.

Microtome knife sharpener - $575

List: $4725. MedCon: G. American Optical model 935 knife sharpener.115 V, 60 Hz. Has blade holder. Needs honing plate.

Overall dimensions of the unit:

• width: 11 in.
• depth: 16.5
• height: 12

Shipping weight is about 50 pounds.

Automatic slide stainer - $3,275

List: $11,200. MedCon: VG. Shandon Varistain XY. 110V, 60 Hz.

Features:

• Robotic arm moves slide carrier
• 18 staining stations
• 2 water rinse stations
• stores up to twenty custom programs.

The 3-row by 6-place staining stations have anti-evaporation covers but need to be fitted with staining tubs. Interior of unit has some discoloration from spilled dyes, otherwise the unit has a clean and unscratched appearance.

	open view of stainer
	robotic arm & staining stations
	controls on left side
	monitor showing main menu
	monitor showing program parameters

Overall dimensions of the unit:

• width: 42 in.
• depth: 27
• height: 24

Shipping weight is about 300 pounds.

Cryo microtome - $4,750

List: $17,250. MedCon: EX. Tissue Tek model cryo 2000 cryo microtome. Has some cosmetic blemishes on case, however unit is in excellent condition. Used to quickly freeze and sliced thin sections of tissue samples for microscopic examination., for example in pathology and other studies. Make by Sakura Finetek USA.

Features:

• cooled Interior chamber
• separately cooled sample preparation stage (on left side of interior photo)
• digital display of chamber temperature and set temperature, degrees centigrade
• cutting mechanism in excellent condition, with three extra holders, as shown
• adjustable thickness of cut slice
• on castors
• power advance sample feed

Shipping weight is about 275 pounds.

Microtome and diamond blade inspection microscope - $1,475

List: $3,210. MedCon: N. measuring and inspection microscope, for inspecting microtome and Diamond knives. Made by vans instrument company, model V 500.

Features:

• portable, with carrying case and foam inserts, as shown
• adjustable height microscope head, monocular
• 2 objective lenses
• x-y stage with back illumination, micrometer controlled
• instruction manual
• carrying case with accessories
• knife holder for inspection

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Shipping weight in case is about 25 pounds.

Ultramicrotome, with workstation - $8,000

List: $28,300. MedCon: EX. Reichert-Jung Ultramicrotome, with electronic control and inertial dampening workbench. Removed from operational electron microscopy lab.

Full system includes:

• ultra cut model E ultramicrotome, made by Reichert-Jung
• inertial dampening workbench
• electronic cut controller

Features:

• precision ultramicrotome, rated for thin sections for electron microscopy
• binocular head
• inertial dampening workbench, with 200 pound cast-iron plate
• five storage drawers
• microscope specimen thickness range 0-0.5 microns
• ultra micro specimen thickness range, 0-0.13 microns
• adjustable cutting strokes speed
• built-in lighting
• dual axis goniometer
• specimen holder
• lateral, longitudinal and angle adjustments

A top-notch precision ultramicrotome for fine and very fine specimen work.

detail of inertial dampening workstation
details of ultramicrotome
detail of control

Shipping weight is about 650 pounds overall. Disassembles into 4 main pieces for shipment.

Histology tissue slide stainer - $4,500 each

List: $20,025. MedCon: ex. Leica histology tissue slide stainer, model Jung histo stainer 1G. Also made by the Australian Biomedical Corporation, Melbourne.

Features:

• wired for 100 - 240 VAC, 49-63 hertz
• fully automated histology staining robot
• software version is 2.10
• unit new 10/93

The control menu of unit has the following selections:

1. process slides
2. clean instruments
3. edit programs
4. alter configuration
5. report
6. remote control

2 units in stock.

Automatic cryotome knife sharpener - $4,500 each

List: $18,890. MedCon: ex. Shandon automatic knife sharpener, model Autosharp 5, for sharpening knives to a precision edge for tissue sectioning.

Features:

• automatic operation
• uses dual centerless grinding technique for uniform grinding action
• all digital controls
• adjustable facet angle
• adjustable grinding pressure
• includes two laps, 14 in., in good condition
• built in storage tray to hold laps when not in use
• plexiglass dust cover
• on/off switch

The laps with this machine are set up for 6 micron (1200 grit) and 1 micron (14,000 grit) abrasive sizes respectively. A very precision instrument.

Shipping weight is about 150 lbs. each

2 units in stock.

Diamond knives - $1,300 each

List: $3,100. MedCon: N. Diamond knives, made by DDK - Delaware Diamond knives. serial numbers 33336, and number 32166.

Used in preparation of very thin tissue samples prior to an electron microscope or high power optical microscopy study.

Shipping weight is about 3 lbs. each.

Lipshaw cryotome / rotary microtome - $1,700 each

List: $3,400. MedCon: VG. In very good operational condition despite age (about 1975), has crack in glass cover but still very usable. Lipshaw model 1900 frost free cryotome with a model 50-ABN rust proof rotary microtome. For slicing very thin sections (1 to 30 microns) for microscopy studies.

Cryotome features:

• temperature gauge
• master switch
• interior light
• automatic defrost control
• temperature control
• built in refrigerator
• sliding glass cover
• on castors

Units come with owners manual. 2 units in stock.

Slide stainer - $875

List: $8,700. MedCon: F. Histomatic slide stainer, Code-on series. In working condition, but needs a good preventive maintenance and lubrication.

• digitally controlled
• programmable

Shipping weight is about 250 pounds.

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Production Engineering - Medical Equipment Division

6035 E. 38th Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80207 USA (303) 393-7800 FAX (303) 393-1482