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The 37215 Analgesy-meter is the classic device to perform Paw Pressure experiments according to the Randall-Selitto method, The Ugo Basile original design dates back to the 1960s.
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Features

  • Same instrument, three different force ranges
  • No calibration needed
  • Classic method since the 1960s
  • NEW model with digital reading 

Benefits

Applied force:

  • 37215 from 0 to 250, 500, 750grams (with extra weights)
  • 37216 from 0 to 125, 250, 375grams (with extra weights)
  • Simple and reliable
  • More than 1000 papers published!
  • Upgrade kit for old UB Analgesy-Meters available

Applications

The Basile Analgesy-Meter has been designed to perform rapid precise screening of an-algesic drugs on the normal and inflamed rat paw, according to the Randall-Selitto test.

The instrument is basically a device which exerts a force increasing at a constant rate (a certain number of grams per second). This force is continuously monitored by a pointer moving along a linear scale.

The force is applied to the animal’s paw, which is placed on a small plinth under a cone-shaped pusher with a rounded tip. The plinth is made of TEFLON, which is biologically inert and has a very low friction coefficient. Thus, if the animal suddenly withdraws its paw, it slips out easily without being injured.

The operator depresses a pedal-switch to start the mechanism which exerts the force.

When the rat struggles, the operator releases the pedal and reads off the scale the force at which the animal felt pain.

Detailed information on UGO BASILE website.

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Method Paper