Materials
| Name | Company | Catalog Number | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| #11 Scalpel Blades | World Precision Instruments | 504170 | For EMG electrode fabrication |
| #3 Scalpel Handle | Fine Science Tools | 10003-12 | For EMG electrode fabrication |
| 1 mL Sub-Q Syringe (100 pack) | Becton Dickinson | 309597 | For administering injectable drugs |
| 12-pin connector | Newark | 33AC2371 | 12-pin connector with brass fittings; for EMG electrode fabrication |
| 18 G Needles | Exel International | 26419 | For EMG electrode fabrication |
| 27 G Needles | Exel International | 26426 | For EMG electrode fabrication |
| 3 M Transpore Surgical Tape | 3M | 1527-0 | For taping animal's limbs out during surgery |
| 6-0 silk sutures | Henry Schein | 101-2636 | These sutures work well with delicate skin around the wrists |
| C&B Metabond Complete Kit | Pearson Dental | P16-0126 | Dental cement to affix connector to headplate |
| C57BL6/J Mice | Jackson Laboratories | #000664 | Wild type mice |
| Carbofib 5-CF Tweezers (2) | Aven tools | 18762 | Carbon fiber tipped forceps, used to manipulate delicate parts of electrode (stripped or inserted sections) |
| Carprodyl (Carprofen) 50 mg/mL Injection | Ceva Animal Health, LLC | G43010B | Injectable analgesic for pain management during and after surgery |
| Castroviejo Micro Needle Holder | Fine science tools | 12060-01 | For suturing |
| Castroviejo Needle Holder (large) | Fine science tools | 12565-14 | For inserting needle into muscle |
| Delicate Bone Scraper | Fine science tools | 10075-16 | To separate skin from underlying tissue |
| Dietgel 76A Dietary Supplement | Clear H2O | 72-07-5022 | For post-operative care |
| Dumont #5/45 Forceps | Fine science tools | 11251-35 | To remove fascia overlying muscle |
| Elizabethan collar for mouse | Kent Scientific Corporation | EC201V-10 | For post-operative care |
| Enrofloxacin 2.27% | Covetrus | #074743 | Injectable antibiotic for use during and after surgery |
| Epoxy gel | Devcon | 14265 | For EMG electrode fabrication |
| Hopkins Bulldog Clamp (4) | Stoelting | 10-000-481 | Tissue clamps for headplate implantation |
| Isoflurane Solution | Covetrus | 11695067771 | Inhalable anesthesia |
| Lidocaine Hydrochloride Injectable - 2% | Covetrus | #002468 | Topical analgesic for pain management during surgery |
| Medical Grade Oxygen | Airgas | OX USP200 | For administering isoflurane during surgery |
| MetriCide 1 Gallon | Metrex | 10-1400 | Glutaraldehyde solution for cold- sterilization of headplate and electrodes |
| MetriTest Strips 1.5% | Metrex | 10-303 | Test strips for monitoring glutaraldehyde solution (recommended) |
| Model 900LS Small Animal Stereotaxic Instrument | Kopf Instruments | 900LS | Stereotax with lazy susan feature that allows platform rotation during surgery |
| PFA-coated 0.0055" braided stainless steel wire | A-M systems | 793200 | For EMG electrode fabrication |
| Povidone-iodine prep pads | Dynarex | 1108 | For cleaning skin |
| Puralube Vet Ointment | Dechra | 37327 | Eye ointment for surgery |
| Sterile alcohol prep pads | Dynarex | 1113 | For cleaning skin |
| Straight fine #5 forceps | Fine science tools | 11295-10 | For curling wire after insertion |
| Straight fine scissors | Fine science tools | 14060-11 | For cutting wire |
| Student Vannas Spring Scissors | Fine science tools | 91500-09 | For making incisions, trimming fat and fascia, and suturing |
| Technik Tweezers 7B-SA (2) | Aven tools | 18074USA | Curved blunt forceps, for general use during surgery |
| Triple Antibiotic Ointment | Walgreens | 975863 | Topical antibiotic for surgery |
| V-1 Tabletop Laboratory Animal Anesthesia System | VetEquip | 901806 | Contains all necessary equipment for anesthesia induction and scavenging including vaporizer, induction chamber, moveable plastic nose cone, and tubing |