A touch stimulator transducer is mounted on a Perspex handle, so that routine procedures may be employed to examine and test the animal skin sensitivity. A prism of original design is of great help to localize the aimed stimulation area
The completion of each test may be indicated either by the sudden release of the paw or by pressing the external foot-pedal. The display then gives the operator a summary of the results of the test (i.e. force and time corresponding to the animal response).
The rate of application of the force is set by the operator and the e-VF includes software tools that help the operator in consistently applying the force at the desired rate.
The device includes as standard both a control unit with internal memory and the NEW DCA software for signal monitoring, data transfer and analysis. The results of several hundred tests may be stored in the e-VF, be browsed on the control unit and/or trasferred to a PC in proprietary, Excel (.xls) or text (.txt) format, to be managed by most statistical analysis packages available on the market.
The instrument includes:
- an electronic unit
- a touch stimulator with a viewing prism of original design
- the software
The 37450-278 Base assembly for plantar stimulation, or with the self-supporting perforated platforms 37450-045 / 37450-085 (see picture), can be purchased separately to complete the set-up, when the stimulation target is the rodent plantar surface.