Animal restraining apparatus and animal experiment for using the same
First Claim
1. An animal restraining apparatus applicable to physiological, pharmacological, and hemodynamic research, the animal restraining apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of partitioning boards to partition a restraining space for placing at least one experiment animal;
a supporting board for carrying the experiment animal and the partitioning boards;
a fixing component formed outside the restraining space, wherein an opening is formed near the fixing component in the partitioning board and a guiding component having a pre-defined curvature is formed outside the opening, so that the tail of the experiment animal extends out from the opening and conforms to the curvature of the guiding component to occupy the same space with the fixing component; and
a binding component for fixing the tail of the animal on the fixing component, so that the lower body of the experiment animal is immobilized by fixing the tail.
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Abstract
An animal restraining apparatus and animal restraining procedure for using the same are provided. The experiment begins by preparing a live experiment animal, such as a mouse or rat coupled to a femoral vein/artery catheter via surgery. The experiment animal in a conscious state is then placed in a restraining apparatus. The restraining apparatus comprises a plurality of partitioning boards to partition the restraining space, such that the animal is restrained in the restraining space to prevent interference and infection from other animal, a supporting structure to carry the experiment animal, a rack for food and water, a signal receiver base, and a tail-fixing component fitted below or above the supporting structure. On the supporting structure, an opening is formed near the fixing component, with a guiding component formed outside the opening, such that the tail of the experiment animal can pass through the opening and follow the curvature of the guiding component until being restrained on the tail-fixing component. The curvature of the guiding component provides the least harmful and most natural curve for the tail of the rat or experiment animal. And by restraining the tail, the animal can be kept calm without agitation, while the animal is free to access food and water according to its physiological needs. Also, movement of the animal is kept to a minimum to prevent accidental catheter slippage.
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11 Claims
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1. An animal restraining apparatus applicable to physiological, pharmacological, and hemodynamic research, the animal restraining apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of partitioning boards to partition a restraining space for placing at least one experiment animal;
a supporting board for carrying the experiment animal and the partitioning boards;
a fixing component formed outside the restraining space, wherein an opening is formed near the fixing component in the partitioning board and a guiding component having a pre-defined curvature is formed outside the opening, so that the tail of the experiment animal extends out from the opening and conforms to the curvature of the guiding component to occupy the same space with the fixing component; and
a binding component for fixing the tail of the animal on the fixing component, so that the lower body of the experiment animal is immobilized by fixing the tail. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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