Surgery – Miscellaneous
Patent
1997-04-17
1998-10-06
Bahr, Jennifer
Surgery
Miscellaneous
119421, A61B 1900, A01K 103
Patent
active
058162569
ABSTRACT:
A movement-responsive system for conducting tests on freely-moving animals is disclosed. The invention includes a container for housing the animal, a mechanism for rotating the cage in response to rotational movement of the animal, and one or more test leads connected to the animal for performance of biomedical tests such as infusion, in vivo ultrafiltration, laser-doppler monitoring of blood flow, electrical stimulation, and in vivo microdialysis. The container is caused to rotate in the opposite (counter-rotation) direction of the sensed direction of rotation of the animal so that the one or more test leads do not become entangled, twisted, disconnected, or clamped. The rotating mechanism includes a simple, reliable sensor assembly including a pair of strategically placed, close-ended limit detectors which are activated by a triggering element, which is also a part of the sensor assembly. The sensor assembly is mounted on a counter-balanced arm which is responsive to upward and downward movements of the animal. No complex control system is required for the present invention, yet adjustment of the sensitivity of the rotating mechanism is easy to accomplish and may be performed by the average user of the apparatus. Further, the leads may all be continuous, thereby eliminating problems caused by the use of liquid swivels with independently rotating halves, or by commutator connectors.
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Bohs Curtis E.
Evans Donnie A.
Kissinger Candice B.
Schmidt William F.
Bahr Jennifer
Bioanalytical Systems, Inc.
Gridley Doreen J.
Winakur Eric F.
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