NEUROSCIENCE & ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY INSTRUMENTATION

Product catalog summary

Overview: A-M Systems is a prominent manufacturer specializing in neuroscience and electrophysiology instrumentation. Their product range includes patch cords, connectors, illuminators, electrodes, and more, tailored for both standard and custom research applications.

Product Specifications:

Patch Cords & Connectors: Compatible with various patch clamps like Axon and Heka, featuring easy pin connectors and large internal volumes.
Electrodes: Available in epoxy-insulated, parylene-insulated, suction, and Ag/AgCl types, with customizable sizes and lengths.
Wire & Rod: Offers fine bare and insulated wires, and straightened rods in materials such as gold, platinum, and tungsten, with custom diameters.
Capillary Glass: Includes standard borosilicate, patch clamp glass, and multi-barrel glass, with or without filaments.

Instrumentation:

Amplifiers: Models like the Model 3500 and 3600 are designed for EEG and EKG studies, featuring high gain, low noise channels, and various recording options.
Stimulators: Models 3800 and 4100 offer programmable pulse generation with monophasic/biphasic outputs and software compatibility.
Noise Eliminator: The HumBug Noise Eliminator effectively removes line frequency noise from signals without filtering.

Applications: The products are utilized in research on learning and memory, neurological diseases, and sensory impairments, supporting both intracellular and extracellular studies, as well as optogenetics and field stimulation.

Quality and Standards: A-M Systems is ISO 13485:2003 certified, ensuring high-quality production standards for their neuroscience and pulmonary divisions.

Contact Information: Based in Sequim, WA, USA, A-M Systems can be contacted via phone, fax, or their website for sales and support inquiries.

Specifications: Instruments feature high input impedance, adjustable bias current, DC balance with transient suppression, multiple input channels, and frequency equalizers. They offer various gain settings, headphone jacks, and support for differential or single-ended recordings, operating in both DC and AC modes with high pass, low pass, and notch filters.

Models and Features:

Model 3500: A differential amplifier for EEG and EKG studies, with two input channels and a 6-band frequency equalizer.
Model 3600: Utilizes a 16-channel headstage for spike recordings with high-impedance electrodes.
Model 3800: A programmable stimulator capable of producing complex pulse trains on 8 channels simultaneously.
Model 4100: A high-power programmable stimulator for optogenetics and field stimulation, offering flexible waveform outputs.

Accessories and Customization: A-M Systems provides a range of accessories including patch cords, connectors, electrodes, and capillary glass, with custom sizes and lengths available upon request.

Noise Elimination: The HumBug Noise Eliminator is noted for its ability to remove line frequency noise from electrophysiological signals without filtering.

Company Background: A-M Systems is committed to product excellence and customer service, with their products used globally in research on neurological diseases and conditions.

Catalog excerpts

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Bipolar Suction Electrode Capillary Glass • With or Without Filaments • Epoxy-Insulated With Built-In Shielding Fits All Patch Clamps, Including Axon and Heka Bipolar Easy pin connectors for connection to amplifiers Large internal volume Use with glass capillary pipettes, disposable pipette tips, or small diameter tubing • Accepts capillary glass with OD between 1.2 mm – 1.5 mm • Patch Clamp Glass • Suction Electrodes • Unmatched accuracy in applying optical stimulation to an in-vivo patch-clamp protocol • Simultaneous patch-clamp recording and optogenetic activation through the same electrode • Designed for glass diameters of 1.2 mm to 2.0 mm • Optical fiber connects to any source cable terminating in a 1.25 mm ceramic ferrule • Thin-Wall Glass • Ag/AgCl Electrodes Patch Cords • Standard Boroscilicate • Multi-Barrel Glass Dental Cement PATCH CLAMP Wire & Rod A-M Systems offers a wide variety of fine bare, fine insulated wires, and straightened rods for your electrode manufacturing needs. We also have the ability to provide custom diameters and lengths of any item for your unique applications. Need a custom size or length? Just ask us! A-M Systems is a leading manufacturer of high-quality, precision neuroscience Parkinson’s diseases, and models of stroke, deafness and blindness. supplies for the research community worldwide. Since 1976, our investigations into learning and memory, Alzheimer’s and unwavering commitment to product excellence, competitive Bare Wire Insulated Wire Division designs, manufactures and Stainless Steel distributes a wide range of scientific and international standards. Our branded and customers in more than 100 countries. respiratory and pulmonary care products under U.S. prices and customer service has earned us satisfied OEM pulmonary function test filters, viralbacterial filters, breathing circuits, and 3L calibration syringes are found in hospitals and clinics around the world. A-M Systems is committed to producing intracellular and extracellular amplifiers, and patch clamp and delivering innovative, high-quality products and services amplifiers. Leading universities and research institutions use efficiently and affordably. To learn more about how A-M Systems our instruments and accessories to perform ground-breaking NEUROSCIENCE & ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY INSTRUMENTATION can help you meet your research objectives, please contact us today. HumBug Noise Eliminator The HumBug Noise Eliminator from Quest Scientific removes line frequency noise from electrophysiological signals without filtering or requiring ongoing user attention. That means more time getting results, and less time solving continuously evolving noise and ground loop problems. A-M Systems 131 Business Park Loop Sequim, WA 98382 U.S.A.

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Isolated High Power Stimulator MultiStim 8-Channel Programmable Stimulator & Optional SIU Patch Clamp Amplifier Model 4100 Isolated High Power Stimulator: the new standard-bearer for stimulation instrumentation. The Model 4100 Isolated High Power Programmable Stimulator is our most powerful, flexible, and convenient single-channel stimulator. Perfect for a wide variety of applications, including optogenetics and field stimulation, the Model 4100 is designed to be your lab’s workhorse stimulator, delivering maximum performance at a fair price. POWERFUL Monophasic, Biphasic, Ramp, & User-Defined...

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