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DietMax Food/Liquid Consumption System

Features

Animal is easily inserted and removed from animal test chamber, since nothing is attached to the lid
Animal test chambers are designed so that an animal can live in them for long periods of time
Animal test chamber bar floor and catch tray is easily removed for cleaning
Due to the long-term stability of the weight stations (scales), calibration of stations may be done one a year
Stations can even be calibrated for variations in gravity at different locations
The stations automatically signal unstable readings, such as when animal accesses the food cup, so that meal durations can be determined
The design prevents the animals from spilling food which makes for the highest degree of accuracy for determining consumption
Each station can be used to monitor either food or liquid consumption so that it is possible to monitor food consumption for 64 animals or liquid consumption for 64 animals or a combination of the two
The system stores each scales reading every 1.5 seconds so that it is possible to do a post experiment analysis and even to re-calculate the meal patterns based on a different set of parameters
Data can be collected continuously for up to a one (1) year period
Data is compressed and encrypted
Data can be reanalyzed post experiment - intervals can be set to any interval and then re-analyzed for any interval, i.e., 1 minute, 1 hour, 24 hour period, etc.
Food (or drink) can be added to a scale at anytime during an experiment by using the combination of PAUSE and RESUME commands
Lock Workstation - When the workstation is locked, the experiment will continue to run to completion without intervention. This is to prevent changes being made either deliberately or accidentally

Overview

The DietMax System provides nutrition researchers with the ability to precisely monitor food and liquid consumption directly by weighing the reservoir continuously. Each system consists of an analyzer to which up to 64 stations (weight scales) can be attached. The weight information of each station is organized into food and liquid consumption.

Each food or liquid reservoir is placed on a sensitive balance and introduced to the animal via specially designed cages. The cages are designed to permit animals' ready access to the reservoir while preventing spillage or other loss. Tunnel adapters permit animals of differing weights and sizes to access the food reservoir and prevent defecating/urinating into the food reservoir.

Modes of Operation

The DietMax can be used in many modes. All stations can be used for food or liquid monitoring or half for food and half for liquid. When used solely for food monitoring a water bottle mount is provided on the cage. In addition, DietMax is capable of performing self-diagnostic and print the status of each station (operational or not). Up to 64 weight-measuring scales (food or liquid) can be connected to one analyzer. Statistics are generated that also describe the amount of interaction with the scale. Data is generated at intervals of 1 minute to 9999 hours and 59 minutes. Each data file will clearly identify the consumption for all channels.

Retired Product Replacement

This product has been replace by Diet - Food/Liquid Consumption.