DEVICE OF SIMULATION OF PHYSICAL LOAD IN EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS Russian patent published in 2023 - IPC G09B23/28 A63B22/02 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a device for simulating physical activity in small laboratory animals. Block A of the device has the form of a frame consisting of movable and fixed parts, combined with a screw mechanism. One drum is placed in the moving part, and two in the fixed part. The ends of the drums of the moving part are rigidly connected to the displacement limiter of the conveyor belt and to the pulley. A deck is placed under the conveyor belt, rigidly connected to the side walls of the fixed part, with the possibility of the conveyor belt sliding along it. Block B is represented by a case in the form of an inverted rectangular box, the bottom of which is made of organic glass with ventilation holes. The inner part of block B is divided into running compartments by partitions.

EFFECT: limiting the ability of the animal to leave the conveyor belt before the end of the experiment, centering the conveyor belt relative to the drums with adjusting its tension by a screw mechanism by expanding or narrowing the gap on the right or left side, and separately accounting for the natural weight loss of each animal associated with physical activity due to sweating, by collecting animal excrement with the help of sections.

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