Overview
This package includes drawings to enable manufacture and assembly of:

Craniotomy Headframe Clamp

The design specifications for a clamp which orients the headframe to present the cranial window opening parallel to the stereotaxic alignment system baseplate, allowing an ergonomic presentation of the skull surface for craniotomy preparation.

License

© Allen Institute 2019. These materials are provided under the Allen Institute Terms of Use, which are available at https://alleninstitute.org/legal/terms-use/.

Requirements
Design Filetypes enclosed:

.SLDPRT       	Solidworks 2018 or later required to open

.SLDDRW      	Solidworks 2018 or later required to open

.SLDASM       	Solidworks 2018 or later required to open
	
.STEP           Most 3d Computer Aided Design (CAD) software is capable of opening, solid models only

.STL            Most 3d Computer Aided Design (CAD) software is capable of opening, wireframe models only, suitable for 3d printing



Other common filetypes may include .pdf, .png, .jpg and/or Microsoft office extensions.



Commercially available hardware interfaces:

This tooling is designed to interface directly to the Kopf Model 1900 Stereotaxic Alignment System and mount in place of the right earbar.


Instrumentation referenced in these publications:

de Vries, Lecoq, Buice et al. (2018) A large-scale, standardized physiological survey reveals higher order coding throughout the mouse visual cortex. bioRxiv. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/359513v1

Siegle, Jia et al. (2019) A survey of spiking activity reveals a functional hierarchy of mouse corticothalamic visual areas. bioRxiv. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/805010v1


Support

These designs are provide as is.  Please direct any questions concerning materials, assembly & manufacturing methods, or use through the 'send us a message' form on the Allen Institute website.  https://alleninstitute.org/