Grip test activity monitor 47200

for micefor rats

The Grip Strength Meter determines the maximum force displayed by an animal in the forelimb, hind-limb or all four limbs, thanks to the full set of accessories included in the Ugo Basile Grip Strength Meter package. The technique exploits the instinctive resistance of rodents to backward movements and their consequence tendency to grasp (grip) against the pull-back movement that the operator applies. The device has a self-calibrating and auto-zeroing force sensor, amplifier and peak detector, embedded in stand-alone (battery powered) controller and sturdy base, where grasp accessories are mounted (stainless-steel T-shaped bar, 2 stainless-steel trapeze bars, a plastic grasping grid, a plastic grasping grid partly blind and a stainless-steel orientable grid). It also includes easy data transfer into .csv, Excel-compatible files and a PC software to pre-determine the slope of the force applied to the animal when pulling back.