Name: Orofacial Pain Assessment Device (OPAD)
Price: 11193.00 USD

- Overview
  - The OroFacial Pain Assessment Device (OPAD) provides an automated measurement orofacial pain assessment in the trigeminal nerve in rats and mice via hot or cold or mechanical stimulation. Using an operant behavior conflict paradigm, rodents voluntarily (cognitive-based) decide between receiving a reward or avoiding an aversive stimulus to the orofacila region.
    
    · 30-DAY DEMO TRIALS AVAILABLE!
    
    The OPAD begins to work when the animal touches and presses its head between dual peltier-controlled temperature elements or mechanical protrusions to obtain a liquid reward (sweetened consensed milk and water). As the temperature (hot or cold) becomes aversive or if the mechanical protrusions are uncomfortable, the animal can withdraw. The ANY-maze OroFacial Software will automatically track, the number of licks, contact with elements (both the Peltier and mechanical protrusions), and amount of liquid consumed.
    
    Features
    · Hot or cold temperature control
    · Mechanical stimulation
    · Objective pain assessment and easy to use!
    · Operant testing and measures (not reflexive based like Hargreaves plantar testing or tail flick)
    · High throughput
    · Rackable system
    · Up to 16 cages with a single computer
    · 4° to 75°C temperature range
    · Easy to clean
    · Easy USB connection
    · Designed for use with mice and rats
    
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- Properties
  - Other Properties
    
    · Hardware
    The OPAD cage for either mice or rats is seated on a metal base that is easily cleaned. A metal rack is enclosed and can be removed and cleaned between animals. Animals are trained and tested in the cage; the reward bottle is positioned to allow access when simultaneously contacting the thermode or mechanical protrusions with its orofacial region. The water bottle is connected to the data acquisition for recording each lick, in addition, contact with the thermode or mechanical protrusions will record every touch and duration. Each cage is easily attached to computer via USB port.
    
    Easy to clean
    Thermode adjustable
    Single cage for mice and rats
    LCD display
    Bottle can be moved easily
    Easy On/Off
    
    · Software
    All of this data taken from the hardware will then be displayed and analyzed using the ANY-maze OroFacial Software, a module of our popular ANY-maze software. The software will display and track in real-time the following events: temperature changes, contacts with the thermode, and licks. Following completion of the test, the ANY-maze OroFacial Software will display graphs and statistical analysis of the experiment(s); of course data can be downloaded to other software programs.
    
    · The following functions are available with the ANY-maze Orofacial Software:
    
    Set and change thermode temperature
    Automatically tracks licks, and touches to reward bottle & thermode
    Ability to ramp temperature during experiment
    Graphs and statistical analysis available
    Up to 16 cages with a single computer
    Easy to use interface and protocol set-up
    
    * For animal research only and not intended for human use.

Orofacial Pain Assessment Device (OPAD)

Orofacial Pain Assessment Device (OPAD)

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