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Automated Skilled Forelimb

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$2,990.00$3,490.00

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Description

The skilled forelimb reach task was initially developed to evaluate motor skills in rodents. Rodents must reach through a gap to grasp either a food reward or a lever. In this modernized and automated iteration, a computer-controlled software trains and directs the subject during testing. Our automated system minimizes the necessity for manual analysis of endpoint data and outcomes. With this setup, one can evaluate the following:

  • Forelimb strength
  • Movement speed
  • Pronation/supination
  • Bradykinesia
  • And more

 

The Automated Skilled Forelimb Reach Task is designed for effortless installation and user-friendly “plug-and-play” functionality. Both software and hardware configurations can be tailored to accommodate specific user requirements and research studies. Maze Engineers provides lifetime post-purchase support to ensure customer satisfaction. Setting up the automated skilled forelimb task is straightforward, facilitated by our comprehensive software package and equipment.

Maze Engineers offers the Automated Skilled Forelimb Reach Task with options for custom coloring and additional customization upon request.

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Specifications

Mouse Automated Skilled Forelimb

Height: 20 cm

Length: 23 cm

Width: 10 cm

0.5 cm gap

Rat Automated Skilled Forelimb

Height: 30cm

Length: 35cm

Width: 15cm

1cm gap

Features

Advantages
  • Increased subject throughput with a reduction of one-on-one time
  • Continuous recording of pre-trial and trial activity
  • Real-time analysis for current subject performance
  • Unsupervised learning is recorded by adaptive software
  • Greater statistical power to measure subtle significant results with hundreds of trials recorded
  • Offline analysis for secondary measures such as fatigue
Main Features
  • Studies and animal models which can be assessed using the Automated Skilled Forelimb Reach Task include:
  • Stroke
  • Traumatic brain injury
  • Parkinson’s disease
  • Spinal cord injury
  • Peripheral nerve injury
  • Motor learning
Components
  • Acrylic Chamber
  • Automated Pellet dispenser
  • Sensor stripe
  • Control box
  • Software
Acrylic Chamber
  • Wall: clear acrylic 1⁄4 inch thick
  • Floor: light grey acrylic (client can choose a different color); A removable floor insert to allow easy
    waste cleaning
  • Default dimension: 23 x 10 x 20 (length x width x height); 0.7 cm gap
  • Slit: 0.7 cm (mouse) gap slit for the mouse to reach for the food pellet in the middle of the experimental box
  • Lid: removable clear acrylic
  • The chamber sits on the top of the automated pellet dispenser
Control Box
  • Front panel: Power, status indicators.
  • Back panel:
  • Connectors to support up to 8 pellet dispensers. The device has 4 connectors for four units
  • USB connector to connect to computer
  • Power cord: the label indicates the standard voltage of the country
Pellet Dispensor
  • A linear motor is mounted upside down to push a pellet to a pellet tray. The end of the actuator has a steel rod connected to the pellet delivery arm. The pellet delivery rod is cupped at the top to accommodate a single pellet.
  • A fiber optic sensor is mounted inside the rod to detect the successful filling of a pellet.
  • The system is an advanced version of the system described here.
  • The default pellet is 20 mg from bio-serv.com
Forelimb Sensor
  • The sensor is single sided sensor stripe on the surface marked in Red
  • The sensor is secured on the acrylic chamber, adjustable along the slot
Software
  • The software provides the front end for users to configure and run experiments. Historical data
    are saved.
  • Support Noldus EthoVision and ANY-maze video tracking integration. No TTL is required.

Additional information

Species

Mouse, Rat

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