Complete TEVC Package

Complete TEVC Package

  • No microscope needed
  • Single and dual TEVC systems available
  • Automated design automatically finds oocyte membrane

The Automated Two-Electrode Voltage Clamp Package combines the ChannelMAX automated manipulators with the Axon Instruments / Molecular Devices Axoclamp amplifier, Digidata DAQ and pCLAMP software for the ultimate oocyte recording rig. Just drop one or two oocytes into the included perfusion chamber and start recording! The optional perfusion system gives you automated control over pharmacology studies.

System includes:

Two or four HS-9A x10 headstages with electrode holders are included. When requesting a quote, please tell us if you would like to change to x1 or x0.1 headstages instead. These same manipulators can also be used for patch clamping.

Specifications

Major Components

  • Two or four micro-manipulators, each one includes a motorized linear stage and a manual XY stage
  • One or two perfusion chamber I and platform
  • One PCI data acquisition board with BNC interface
  • Mechanical error: < ± 0.05 mm
  • Dimension: 12 in x 12 in x 9.5 in
  • Weight: 15 lb
  • Line voltage: 100 VAC to 120 VAC, or 220 VAC to 240 VAC

Motorized Stage

  • Travel: 28 mm
  • Resolution: 0.05 µm
  • Maximum speed: 4 mm/s
  • Lowest speed: 0.5 µm/s
  • Serial/USB interface

Manual XY Stage

  • Modular Dovetail Linear Stages
  • Set, lock, and forget; less susceptible to shock and vibration
  • 0.5 in travel

Data Acquisition Board

  • Sixteen analog Inputs, 16-bit, 250 kS/s, Input Impedance: > 10 GΩ in parallel with 100pF
  • Two 16-bit analog outputs, 740 kS/s per channel. Output impedance: 0.2 Ω
  • 24 digital I/O lines, 32-bit counters; digital triggering
  • Analog input range: ± 10 V
  • Analog output range: ± 10 V

Perfusion Chamber

  • Accepts 1/16″ tubing

Computer Requirements

  • Windows 2000 or XP with 2.0 GHz CPU
  • At least 1 USB port
  • 1 PCI slot