The NIBP200A small animal tail noninvasive blood pressure amplifier incorporates a built-in pump that automatically inflates the blood pressure cuff to occlude the vessel in the tail of a rat or similar small animal. Once the pump reaches the inflation point it slowly deflates the cuff, providing a linear drop in pressure. A single pushbutton controls both the inflation and deflation cycles, making the system very operator friendly.
The cuff assembly attaches to the amplifier via a Luer lock connector and the Piezo pulse sensor attaches via a BNC connector. The amplifier unit also has a gain adjustment control to amplify or attenuate the pulse signal. The amplifier provides two analog outputs for pressure and pulse waveforms.
Each NIBP200A system includes:
1 - amplifier unit (switching power supply works for 110 V or 220 V)
1 - cuff/sensor (size 11 mm is included, but can be specified as 9.5 mm or 13 mm when ordering)
1 - restrainer (size medium is included, but can be specified as small or large when ordering)
1 - Pulse cable to MP System or third-party A/D hardware
1 - Pressure cable to MP System or third-party A/D hardware
Setup and calibration details are in the Hardware Guide (under Help in the BIOPAC software or online under Manuals).
Optional accessories
Tail Heating Unit TAILHEATING-A (110 V 60 Hz) or TAILHEATING-B (220 V 50 Hz)
Pulse intensity is displayed on CH 2, derived from plethysmographic measures. The tail sensor detects blood flow and pulse intensity is increased or decreased, depending on the flow ratio.
Analog output connectors:
BNC
Power Supply:
12 Volt 1 Amp - External
BIOPAC's Small Animal Tail Noninvasive Blood Pressure Amplifier uses technology from COMMAT Ltd. Pharmacology, Physiology and Biophysics Instrumentation, Turkey.
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