Robot Stereotaxic Instruments for Rat

Description

 

• Digital Atlas integration
• Frame representation
• Calibration of frame coordinates
• The setting of logical coordinate system (Bregma)
• Coordinates and Atlas visualization of the probe
• Advanced 3D visualization options
• Spatial Atlas representation
• Intuitive probe control
• Intuitive navigation

Axial View                             Coronal View                          Sagittal View                        Working View

 

Motorized Upgrade
Your choice of two service options:

• Option 1: New Motorized Manipulator Arm and Axis StereoDrive Software
  Keep your existing arm. We’ll ship you a new one.
• Option 2: Conversion to Motorized Manipulator Arm and Axis StereoDrive Software
  Send us your existing arm. We will convert it to motorized for you.

Computer Requirements for StereoDrive Software

Windows PC (Windows 7) with at least 2 free usb ports.

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Motorized Lab Standard Stereotaxic Software Sampler

The StereoDrive software display is divided into the navigation section on the left and the 3D atlas view on the right side of the window.

1. Atlas View

2. Actual position of the probe (logical or physical)

3. Axial view thumbnail — indicating the movement in anterior-posterior (X-axis) or medio-lateral (Y Axis) direction

4. Coronal view thumbnail — indicating the movement in medio-lateral (Y-axis) or inferior-superior (Z Axis) direction

5. Anterior-posterior (X) drive control region

6. Medio-lateral (Y) drive control region

7. Inferior-superior (Z) drive control region

8. Actual coordinates of the probes tip

9. Editable target coordinates of the probes tip

10. Stop button

11. GoTo button

12. Set Lambda button — setup of the logical coordinate system

13. Set Bregma button — setup of the logical coordinate system

14. Tools — access to the microdrive calibration (frame coordinate system)

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Motorized StereoDrive Software
Included with Motorized Lab Standard™ Stereotaxic

Axis StereoDrive Software integrates seamlessly with precision-controlled motors. Motor movement can be executed by using the keyboard arrow keys or clicking on the screen with the mouse.

The software coordinates the motor movement of all 3 axes (anterior-posterior, medial-lateral, and dorsal-ventral) probe placement in relation to the 3-dimensional visual representation of a rat (Paxinos & Watson, 6th Edition) or mouse (Watson, 3rd edition) Brain Atlas.

Features

• Easy calibration
• Software-driven control of stereotaxic movement
• Virtual visualization of probe location
• One micron resolution
• Download coordinates to a computer for recall and/or archiving
• Angle adjustments
• Variable speed on 2-axis (dorsal-ventral)

The Motorized Lab Standard Stereotaxic combines the classic design of our time-proven ”U”-Frame with customized motors and state-of-the-art software. Designed to adapt conventional stereotaxic systems, the StereoDrive software allows motorized, computer-controlled stereotaxic positioning in all 3 orthogonal axes.

Integrated with Paxinos and Watson’s Rat Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates, the intuitive movement control enables unprecedented accuracy and higher throughput in all stereotaxic applications

Image manipulations include:

• Spatial Rotation
• Fixed Rotation
• Zooming
• Panning