The design and performance of an implantable device for monitoring blood pressure, heart rate, and movement activity from conscious freely moving laboratory mice
P. Mills, D. Huetteman, B. Brockway and S. Hachtman
Data Sciences International, St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
The impetus to develop a new miniature implantable telemetry product (figs. 1 and 2) and the challenges of development will be presented within the context of new growing market needs and new emerging industrial capabilities. Descriptions of challenges in the development process and the resulting solutions will be presented. The transitions from concept to invention to prototype to product will be discussed. Data and anecdotal experiences from early laboratory work and initial validations will be presented.
Figure 1. PA-C20 mouse blood pressure implant.
Figure 2. The PA-C20 is typically placed in the peritoneal cavity with the sensing catheter.
Paper presented at Measuring Behavior '98, 2nd International Conference on Methods and Techniques in Behavioral Research, 18-21 August 1998, Groningen, The Netherlands