El Duvelle Neuro#NeuroMethods question for those doing rodent surgeries:
Has anyone tried out this Stoelting #Stereotax ? What did you think?
https://stoeltingco.com/Neuroscience/Digital-Rat-Stereotaxic-Instrument~9637
Apparently no one here is using them... 😅
Vincenzo Marra@elduvelle_neuro
I asked someone who bought it a few months ago and the comment was: "They do what you expect but cannot replace a proper micromanipulator."
I asked someone who bought it a few months ago and the comment was: "They do what you expect but cannot replace a proper micromanipulator."
@enzomarra Thanks for the input! Hmm.. That's a bit cryptic, would you know what they were missing with it? It is a stereotaxic frame, not a micromanipulator, although I'm not sure what the difference is as I have never used a micromanipulator
Spencer LaVere Smith@elduvelle_neuro @enzomarra They’re not motorized and manually moving them can cause extra motion— eg an injection needle can move laterally 0.2 mm while twisting the z dial. Sometimes that’s no big deal and manual is okay.
The display is handy. Zero at a landmark and then move to the target coordinates. Saves reading markers on the stereotax. Ergonomics like this sometimes matter (eg doing many surgeries in a day) sometimes they are less important.
@sls @enzomarra oh, that doesn't seem great. I haven't seen that type of unwanted movements on Kopf stereotaxes (also manual). That's very useful to know, thanks!
We're probably going to get this one instead: https://kopfinstruments.com/product/model-942-small-animal-stereotaxic-instrument-with-digital-display-console/
PS: indeed I also prefer stereotaxes with digital display! So much faster to use, and less error-prone, especially for those less trained in reading the coordinates "manually"
@elduvelle_neuro @sls
We have that in the lab and, while I don't have much hands-on experience, it's been a great success. The old manual one has been abandoned almost completely. I am not sure what the price difference is as I've inherented it from someone who left.
We have that in the lab and, while I don't have much hands-on experience, it's been a great success. The old manual one has been abandoned almost completely. I am not sure what the price difference is as I've inherented it from someone who left.