Cryosectioning Solutions

Sections for immediate assessment, cut accurately and safely

Clinical Applications

When a surgeon requests an intraoperative consultation, you must be ready. Leica cryostats help you meet requests for immediate results by quickly, reliably and safely cutting accurate frozen sections.

Choose the Leica solution that fits your needs for infection control, precision and efficiency operation. Ensure surgeons quickly obtain critical answers so patients receive the optimal surgical intervention.

Research Applications

Don’t delay critical research. The speed and versatility of Leica 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 research cryostats let you make critical discoveries sooner.

Choose the solution that prepares you for fast, accurate and safe frozen sectioning.

Mobile diagnostics

Select the Leica CM1100 to cut accurate sections almost anywhere.

Clinical laboratories

Select the Leica CM1950 for a tailored solution to increased safety and efficiency.

Select the Leica CM1850 for ergonomic efficiency and outstanding safety or the Leica CM1850 UV for the added benefit of UV disinfection

Research laboratories

Select the Leica CM3050 S for biomedical, neuroanatomical and pharmaceutical research.

Select the Leica CM3600 XP for whole-body sectioning


Leica CM1520 Value-priced cryostat for routine histology and Mohs surgery The Leica CM1520 is the best-value cryostat available for cryosectioning including critical applications such as Mohs surgery. The Leica...	Leica CM1860 Cryostat for Standard Applications in the Clinical Histopathology Laboratory The Leica CM1860 is your perfect assistant for high-quality, fast and safe sectioning.This high-throughput cryostat delivers diagnostic confidence by...	Leica CM1860 UV Cryostat for Histopathology Laboratory Applications The Leica CM1860 UV was developed with an emphasis on diagnostic confidence, safety and ergonomics. The high-throughput cryostat...	Leica CM1100 Portable Bench-top Cryostat for Mobile Diagnostics With the need for mobile diagnostics ever increasing, the Leica CM1100 is the ideal cryostat for safe and fast on-the-spot evaluation –...


Leica CM1850 Cryostat for Standard Applications in the Clinical Histopathology Laboratory The Leica CM1850 cryostat design incorporates emphasis on power savings, increased efficiency and operator safety. The...	Leica CM1850 UV Cryostat for Standard Applications in the Clinical Histopathology Laboratory The Leica CM1850 UV is equipped with an optimized refrigeration system to provide short specimen freezing...	Leica CM1950 Clinical Cryostat Family for Higher Quality Sectioning, Increased user Safety, and more Efficient Workflow Leica CM1950 cryostat design is the result of extensive customer consultations. The Leica CM1950 is a highly adaptable platform that...	Leica CM3050 S Research Cryostat Primarily designed for the demanding needs of cryosectioning in biomedical, neuro-anatomical and pharmaceutical research


Leica CM3600 XP Fully Computerized Cryomacrotome for Whole-body Sectioning The Leica CM3600 XP is a fully computerized cryomacrotome for whole-body sectioning primarily in quantitative...