Nerve Cuffs - NC

Cuff-type electrodes are specifically designed for recording and stimulating nerves in both acute and chronic pre-clinical settings.

Nerve Cuffs offer improved reliability, easier implantation and more control compared to the traditional hook-type electrodes. They eliminate issues related to recording stability and space availability, and significantly reduce experiment preparation time. Even though Nerve Cuffs are priori inferior to hook-type electrodes in terms of signal-to-noise ratio, they offer a less traumatic solution for acute and chronic experiments.

Nerve Cuffs are made of biocompatible and autoclavable materials. They are designed to provide flexibility in electrode contact location and material, number of contacts (two is minimum required), length, inner diameter, position and type of surgical sutures and other parameters to best fit the target nerve. Both micro and normal designs are available.

We provide the following geometric configurations:

• Standard Nerve Cuffs with many custom combinations and sizes;
• Multi-bipolar Nerve Cuffs for achieving higher signal-to-noise ratios.

For acute experiments, we can also build either capillaries or fibers into the cuff for local drug delivery and optogenetical studies, respectively.

Multiple connector types are available for providing easy connection to your data acquisition system. It may also be possible to produce these probes beyond the listed parameters to accommodate the most ideal configuration for your research needs.

• Neurological recording and stimulation
• Acute and chronic experiments
• Highly customizable design
• Various cuff and electrode materials available
• Configurations with up to 32 contacts
• Capillaries and fibers for acute studies
• Rodent, feline, bird and primate research
• Various connector types available