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MT-78 &
MT-78-FS Large Moving Stage and Fixed Stage Platform
Designed for experiments
where a large single stage is dictated, the MT-78 or MT-78-FS
large-stage platforms provide solid, stable support and ample
space to attach manipulators and other instruments as needed.
The rigid aluminum top plate sits firmly on two of our well-known
MT-75 gantry-style stands. These stands provide height adjustment
and sturdy attachment to the user’s vibration table.
Multiple degrees of freedom accommodate a variety of microscope
and instrument arrangements.
The MT-78 Large Moving
Stage is available for patch slice or in vivo experiments
where the microscope body cannot be moved to view different
fields of view. This is most common in two-photon experiments
where the excitation beam path must enter a fixed microscope.
In order to visit wide-spaced fields of view, and potentially
position pipettes at wide-spaced locations, the preparation
and any associated manipulators must move together on a large
stage. The MT-78 was introduced at the 2007 Imaging Structure
and Function in the Nervous System at Cold Spring Harbor
Labs. The stage was very well received. The MT-78 is also
appropriate for use with inverted microscopes or other scopes
that are larger and not easily translated.
The MT-78-FS,
Fixed Stage platform, paired with a Sutter Instrument XY
translator (either the motorized MT-800 or manual MT-500),
offers a large, single-platform solution for researchers
performing experiments requiring X-Y translation of the optical
pathway in order to view multiple locations within the specimen
at high resolution. Many prefer a large stage design as it
lends itself to the easy addition of manipulators, perfusion
systems and other equipment to the setup.
The cast aluminum
top plate used in both the MT-78 and MT-78-FS has an attractive
shape with an extensive 1/4-20 threaded hole pattern on 1-inch
centers. This hole pattern is appropriate for mounting Sutter
MP285 or MP225 manipulator mechanicals using the mounting
adapter plates that come with these devices. Optional rotating
bases (285RBI) are also compatible and add flexibility. Finally,
the new, MP265/M mechanical can be mounted on its narrow
linear slide.
In the center of both the MT-78 and MT-78-FS
top plates is a 4X6 inch milled pocket that will accommodate
a variety of aluminum stage inserts, designed to secure various
commercial tissue chambers or slide holders. Custom aluminum
inserts can also be provided. An available magnetic stainless
steel insert carries commercial chambers or can be provided
with a simple large, through hole for mounting a custom chamber.
The magnetic insert allows small magnetic devices (perfusion
lines, ground electrodes, small manipulators) to be mounted
easily near the dish.
Features
• Stable support and
solid design
• Accomodates a variety
of stage inserts
• Compatible with Nikon,
Olympus, Zeiss and Leica upright and inverted microscopes
• Optional XY translation
available (motorized or manual)
• MT-78-FS version compatible
with Sutter MT-500 or MT-800 X-Y translators
• MT-78 is suitable
for: Multi-site, two-photon, electrophysiology Multi-site,
inverted (or other large microscope) electrophysiology
• MT-78-FS is suitable
for: Multi-site electrophysiology where there is a need for
a single large stage
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8in x 15.25in x 2.25in 200mm x 375mm x 55mm
1in 25mm
.0002in 5µm
110lbs 50kg
35lbs 16kg
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