8-Trode
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February 13, 2004
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ALA Scientific Instruments
Electrodes for In-Vivo Acute or Chronic Implantation
A fully proven multi-wire recording/stimulation electrode, for in vivo chronic
or acute implantations: increases the efficiency of recording and cell stimulation,
enables long-term chronic implantations and functions as an individual unit
or as part of an array. Twenty 8-Trodes in a 4 mm by 5 mm array will deliver
160 channels of single unit recording.
Electrodes for In-Vivo Acute or Chronic Implantation
A fully proven multi-wire recording/stimulation electrode, for in vivo chronic
or acute implantations: increases the efficiency of recording and cell stimulation,
enables long-term chronic implantations and functions as an individual unit
or as part of an array. Twenty 8-Trodes in a 4 mm by 5 mm array will deliver
160 channels of single unit recording.
8-Trode features
- 8-Trode comes with connector attached
- 8-Trodes connect to MultiChannel headstage or other major manufacturers
for acute implantation of one or more 8-Trodes
- Excellent for chronic implantations and simultaneous multi-area implants
- Chronics are projected to last one year or more
- Acute 8-Trodes are reusable for three to six months; extremely cost effective
- Eight pads (sites) per 8-Trode, each with stable impedance (500-800 kOhms)
after use
- Pads are positioned 360° around tip 3-D rounded design minimizes insertion
trauma
- Shallow or deep brain tissue penetration
- Recording and/or stimulation at different sites within each 8-Trode
A recent study at Columbia University (Case, G.R. et al, Abstract, for
2002 Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting) used 8-Trodes for recording
and stimulation from rhesus monkey cerebrum. In 100 recording sessions,
an average of 2.97 neurons were detected per electrode placement. An increase
of 225% in stimulation count, over previous methods, was also observed.
Electrodes were re-usable for three to six months. Individual impedances
of electrode pads (sites) were stable in the 500-800 kOhms range over
six months.

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References:
1) CT Wang,
R Grishanin, CA Earles, PY Chang,F Martin,