This is description of this part:
Special specimen cassette with microscope slide holder for Carl Zeiss Jena Jenamed series microscopes.
This cassette serves as a specimen holder with provision for microscope slides. It allows quick insertion and replacement of slides without the use of an XY mechanical stage.
Several different specimen holding systems are found in Carl Zeiss Jena microscopes. The slide cassette system is one of them and represents an alternative to traditional designs using a mechanical stage and slide-retaining clips.
Various names are commonly used for this specimen holder, including:
- slide cassette (German: Gleitkassette)
- specimen cassette (Ger.: Objektkassette)
- microscope specimen cassette
- specimen holder
- slide holder
This is not a complete stage-mounted system and therefore it is not a "slide cassette system". It is only the cassette itself (slide cassette), which is a replaceable wear item installed into the appropriate carrier assembly.
In the last gallery photograph, I indicate the exact component being offered with an arrow.
What is this part needed for?
- if you own a Carl Zeiss Jena Jenamed microscope that is missing this specimen cassette, which is very common on the secondary market
- as a replacement or consumable part if the existing slide cassette becomes damaged
