Home Cage Video Tracking System

Med Associates is pleased to offer the home cage video tracking system as part of our activity product line. This system was developed around the increased need to monitor rodent activity in the animals’ home cage environment. Standard open field activity systems place the animal in a novel environment, and activity measured in this context often differs markedly from that observed in the home environment. Thus, we have developed a system that allows the scientist to quantify locomotor behavior of laboratory animals in their home cages. These systems come complete with a sound attenuating cubicle, home cages, video camera, and computer interface card.

• Monitor locomotor activity in the animals’ home environment using video cameras.
• Simultaneously monitor up to four mice or two rats using a single camera.
• For even greater throughput, connect up to two cameras to a single computer to simultaneously monitor eight mice, four rats,
  or a combination of mice and rats.
• Record activity measurements at a temporal resolution of 33.3 ms.
• Record video directly to your computer.
• Near Infrared (NIR)

Med Associates’ Activity Monitor software provides measurements of ambulatory and stereotypic behavior, including:

• Total Ambulatory Distance in Centimeters or Inches
  
• Time Spent Ambulatory
  
• Number of Ambulatory Events
  
• Average Velocity
  
• Stereotypic Time (Partial-Body Movements)
  
• Time Spent at Rest

MED-VHC/VOF-M

• Two Open Field Mouse Chambers
• Base Plate Insert
  

MED-VHC/VOF-R

• One Open Field Rat Chamber
  
• Base Plate Insert
  

Computer and optional accessories sold separately.

COM-103V Computer Package: Intel Pentium® 4, 3.4 GHz, 1GB RAM, 400GB Hard Drive, 3.5 Floppy, 16x DVD+/-RW & CDRW, 1 Serial Port, 1 Parallel Port, Windows® XP Pro, Keyboard, Mouse and 17” LCD Monitor

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