A laboratory rabbit table

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the animal experiment technical field, concretely relates to an experimental rabbit platform, including two platform bodies, being provided with one body groove and two limb grooves on single platform body, at least one end of body groove is through with the side of platform body, two limb grooves are located at the both sides of body groove and are communicated with body groove, the opposite setting of one end of two platform body body groove through platform body side, the body groove of two platform bodies is used for accommodating the body of experimental rabbit together, at least one body groove on platform body is provided with body fixing band, and the limb groove on two platform bodies is provided with limb fixing band; Still be provided with adjusting assembly between two platform bodies, be used for drive one of platform bodies to move to the direction close to or away from another platform body. The utility model can improve the fixed stability and effect, reduce the displacement amplitude of experimental rabbit body after fixing, reduce the influence to experimental operation and efficiency, be favorable to guarantee the accuracy of experimental result, and the versatility and use flexibility are higher.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of animal experimental technology, and specifically relates to an experimental rabbit platform. Background Technology

[0002] Currently, in animal experiments, especially interventions such as acupuncture, electrical stimulation, and moxibustion, rabbits are a commonly used animal model. The stability of their body position and the monitoring of their physiological state are crucial for ensuring the accuracy of experimental results. The mainstream method for restraining rabbits on the market generally involves placing them directly on a flat operating table and securing their limbs with metal clips or straps. However, in practical applications, this method has low stability, and the restraint effect is easily affected by the rabbit's struggles. Especially during prolonged experiments, the low stability can lead to significant body displacement due to the rabbit's struggles, affecting experimental procedures and efficiency, and sometimes even interfering with the accuracy of the results. Utility Model Content

[0003] The technical problem to be solved by this utility model is to provide a rabbit platform that improves fixation stability and effectiveness, reduces the displacement of the rabbit's body after fixation, reduces the impact on experimental operation and efficiency, helps ensure the accuracy of experimental results, and has greater versatility and flexibility of use.

[0004] This utility model includes two platforms. Each platform has a body groove and two limb grooves. At least one end of the body groove is connected to the side of the platform. The two limb grooves are located on both sides of the body groove and are connected to it. The two platforms are adjacent at the same horizontal level and are positioned opposite each other with the ends of the body grooves connected to the side of the platforms facing each other. The body grooves on the two platforms are used to accommodate the body of an experimental rabbit. At least one body groove on the platform has a body fixing strap, and each limb groove on the two platforms has a limb fixing strap. An adjustment component is also provided between the two platforms to drive one platform to move closer to or further away from the other platform and to fix the relative position of the two platforms.

[0005] Furthermore, the adjusting assembly includes a nut and a screw. The nut is fixedly disposed at the bottom of one of the platforms, and the screw is rotatably disposed at the bottom of the other platform. The screw passes through the nut and is threadedly connected to the nut.

[0006] Furthermore, at least two support pads are provided at the bottom of both platforms.

[0007] Furthermore, a support base plate is fixedly installed on the bottom surface of the body groove of one of the platforms. The support base plate is located at one end of the body groove that passes through the side of the platform, and the support base plate extends outward and overlaps the bottom surface of the body groove of the other platform. The outward extension length of the support base plate is greater than the maximum adjustable distance between the two platforms.

[0008] Furthermore, each of the body grooves of a single platform is provided with a limiting side plate on both side walls. The limiting side plate is located at one end of the body groove that passes through the side of the platform and extends outward. The limiting side plates on the side walls of the body grooves of the two platforms are staggered along the height direction of the platform.

[0009] Furthermore, the body fixing strap is located within the body groove of the platform on which the supporting base plate is fixedly installed.

[0010] Furthermore, a first U-shaped hole is provided on the platform below the bottom surface of the body groove, the top of the first U-shaped hole is connected to the bottom surface of the body groove, and the body fixing strap passes through the first U-shaped hole. A second U-shaped hole is provided on the platform below the bottom surface of the limb groove, the top of the second U-shaped hole is connected to the bottom surface of the limb groove, and the limb fixing strap passes through the second U-shaped hole.

[0011] Furthermore, the width of the first U-shaped hole is smaller than the bottom width of the body groove, and the width of the second U-shaped hole is smaller than the bottom width of the limb groove.

[0012] Furthermore, the platform body is made of HDPE material.

[0013] Furthermore, one of the platforms has a head cover for accommodating the head of the experimental rabbit at one end of its body slot away from the other platform. The head cover is made of opaque or semi-transparent material.

[0014] The beneficial effects of this invention are as follows: Based on the design of the body groove and limb groove, when fixing the experimental rabbit, the rabbit is entirely situated within the corresponding shaped concave cavity structure. This effectively restricts excessive movement of the rabbit's body and limbs laterally. Combined with the body fixation straps and limb fixation straps, the rabbit can be more effectively fixed and its posture restrained, improving fixation stability and effectiveness, reducing the displacement of the rabbit's body after fixation, minimizing the impact on experimental operations and efficiency, and ensuring the accuracy of experimental results. Furthermore, based on the two platforms and adjustable components, the length of the body restraint area can be adjusted according to the rabbit's body shape, accommodating rabbits of various body sizes and adapting to the growth trends of the same rabbit, thus improving the versatility and flexibility of the experimental rabbit platform. Attached Figure Description

[0015] Figure 1 This is a first-view structural diagram of the experimental rabbit platform of this utility model.

[0016] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the experimental rabbit platform of this utility model from a second perspective.

[0017] Figure 3 This utility model Figure 2 Enlarged view of point A.

[0018] Figure 4 This is a third-view structural diagram of the experimental rabbit platform of this utility model.

[0019] In the diagram: 1. Platform; 11. Body groove; 12. Limb groove; 13. First U-shaped hole; 14. Second U-shaped hole; 15. Support pad; 2. Body fixing strap; 3. Limb fixing strap; 4. Nut; 5. Screw; 6. Support base plate; 7. Limiting side plate; 8. Head cover; 81. Hinge; 9. Timer. Detailed Implementation

[0020] As shown in Figure 1- Figure 4 As shown, this utility model provides a rabbit experimental platform, comprising two platform bodies 1. Each platform body 1 is provided with a body groove 11 and two limb grooves 12. At least one end of the body groove 11 is connected to the side of the platform body 1. The two limb grooves 12 are respectively located on both sides of the body groove 11 and are connected to the body groove 11, and the two limb grooves 12 are inclined relative to the body groove 11. The two platform bodies 1 are adjacent at the same horizontal height, and the ends of the body grooves 11 that are connected to the side of the platform are arranged opposite each other. The body grooves 11 on the two platform bodies 1 are used together to accommodate the body of the experimental rabbit. That is, when fixing the experimental rabbit, the upper half of the experimental rabbit's body is located in the body groove 11 of one platform body 1, and the two upper limbs are located in the limb grooves 12 on both sides of the body groove 11. The lower half of the body is located in the body groove 11 of the other platform body 1, and the two lower limbs are located in the limb grooves 12 on both sides of the body groove 11. At least one platform 1 has a body fixation strap 2 installed in a body groove 11 to limit and fix the rabbit's body, and both platforms 1 have limb fixation straps 3 installed in limb grooves 12 to limit and fix the rabbit's limbs. An adjustment assembly is also provided between the two platforms 1 to drive one platform 1 to move closer to or further away from the other platform 1, and to fix the relative position of the two platforms 1 after movement, thereby adjusting the distance between the two platforms 1.

[0021] The experimental rabbit platform provided by this utility model, based on the configuration of the body groove 11 and limb groove 12, allows the experimental rabbit to be fixed within the corresponding shaped concave cavity structure. This effectively restricts excessive movement of the rabbit's body and limbs laterally. Combined with the body fixation strap 2 and limb fixation strap 3, it can more effectively fix the experimental rabbit and constrain its posture, improving fixation stability and effectiveness, reducing the displacement of the rabbit's body after fixation, minimizing the impact on experimental operations and efficiency, and ensuring the accuracy of experimental results. Furthermore, based on the two platform bodies 1 and the adjustable components, the length of the body restraint area can be adjusted according to the rabbit's body shape, accommodating experimental rabbits of various body sizes and adapting to the growth trends of the same rabbit, thus improving the versatility and flexibility of the experimental rabbit platform.

[0022] The corner area between the sidewall of the body groove 11 and the sidewall of the limb groove 12 is made of arc surface transition to avoid discomfort caused to the experimental rabbit by the sharp corner structure.

[0023] The adjustment assembly specifically includes a nut 4 and a screw 5. The nut 4 is fixedly mounted on the bottom of one of the platforms 1, and the screw 5 is rotatably mounted on the bottom of the other platform 1. The screw 5 passes through the nut 4 and is threadedly connected to it. The axes of the screw 5 and the nut 4 are in the same direction as the line connecting the two platforms 1. By rotating the screw 5, the nut 4 moves on the screw 5, thereby causing the platform 1 containing the nut 4 to move relative to the platform 1 containing the screw 5, thus adjusting the distance between the two platforms 1. Based on the threaded self-locking function, stopping the rotation of the screw 5 maintains the distance between the two platforms 1, thus fixing their relative positions. This adjustment method is simple, convenient, stable, and reliable.

[0024] To improve the stability of the movement of the platform 1 driven by the nut 4, a guide sleeve is fixedly installed at the bottom of one platform 1, and a guide rod is fixedly installed at the bottom of the other platform 1. The guide rod slides through the guide sleeve to guide the movement of the platform 1. At least two support pads 15 are provided at the bottom of both platforms 1. Based on the setting of the support pads 15, the bottom of the two platforms 1 can be raised, which facilitates the setting of the adjustment components and structures such as the guide rod and guide sleeve at the bottom of the two platforms 1.

[0025] In this invention, preferably, a support base plate 6 is fixedly provided on the bottom surface of the body groove 11 of one of the platforms 1. The support base plate 6 is located at one end of the body groove 11 that passes through the side of the platform 1, and extends outward to overlap the bottom surface of the body groove 11 of the other platform 1. The outward extension length of the support base plate 6 is greater than the maximum adjustable distance between the two platforms 1. Based on this configuration, when adjusting the distance between the two platforms 1, the support base plate 6 can move along the bottom surface of the overlapped body groove 11, so that the bottom surfaces of the body grooves 11 of the two platforms 1 always remain connected. This effectively supports the body of the experimental rabbit in the distance area between the two platforms 1, preventing the corresponding body part of the experimental rabbit from hanging and falling. On the one hand, this avoids affecting the experimental operation, and on the other hand, it improves the comfort of the experimental rabbit when it is fixed.

[0026] like Figures 1-4 As shown, each of the body grooves 11 of a single platform 1 has a limiting side plate 7 on both side walls. The limiting side plate 7 is located at one end of the body groove 11 that penetrates the side of the platform 1 and extends outward. The limiting side plates 7 on the side walls of the body grooves 11 of the two platforms 1 are staggered along the height direction of the platform 1. Specifically, Figure 3 Taking the partial schematic diagram as an example, the four limiting side plates 7 are divided into two groups of two. Within each group, the two limiting side plates 7 are spaced apart and positioned on a single side wall of the body groove 11 of one of the platforms 1. The four limiting side plates 7 are staggered to form a grid-like side-blocking structure, thereby providing lateral restraint to the rabbit's body in the space between the two platforms 1. Furthermore, because the limiting side plates 7 on the two platforms 1 are staggered along the height direction of the platform 1, interference problems with the limiting side plates 7 when the distance between the two platforms 1 is small can be avoided.

[0027] Preferably, the body fixing strap 2 is located in the body groove 11 of the platform 1 on which the supporting base plate 6 is fixedly installed. That is, the body fixing strap 2 is provided in only one body groove 11 of the platform 1, and the body fixing strap 2 is not provided in the body groove 11 of the platform 1 to which the supporting base plate 6 overlaps, so as to avoid the body fixing strap 2 interfering with the movement of the supporting base plate 6.

[0028] A first U-shaped hole 13 is provided on the platform 1 below the bottom surface of the body groove 11. The top of the first U-shaped hole 13 communicates with the bottom surface of the body groove 11, and the body fixation strap 2 passes through the first U-shaped hole 13. A second U-shaped hole 14 is provided on the platform 1 below the bottom surface of the limb groove 12. The top of the second U-shaped hole 14 communicates with the bottom surface of the limb groove 12, and the limb fixation strap 3 passes through the second U-shaped hole 14. Based on this configuration, it is convenient to assemble and disassemble the body fixation strap 2 and the limb fixation strap 3, so as to facilitate the disinfection of the body fixation strap 2 and the limb fixation strap 3, and to facilitate the replacement of the body fixation strap 2 and the limb fixation strap 3.

[0029] Preferably, the width of the first U-shaped hole 13 is smaller than the bottom width of the body groove 11, and the width of the second U-shaped hole 14 is smaller than the bottom width of the limb groove 12, to ensure effective fixation of relatively thin experimental mice.

[0030] The body fixation strap 2 and limb fixation strap 3 can be straps, used to secure the rabbit's body and limbs by binding them; alternatively, they can be strips with Velcro at the ends, used to secure the rabbit's body and limbs by fastening the Velcro at the ends. In other embodiments, the body fixation strap 2 and limb fixation strap 3 can also be leather belts with buckles at the ends, depending on the specific circumstances.

[0031] The platform 1 is made of HDPE (high-density polyethylene), which is a non-traditional metal material. This avoids the cold and hard metal surface from irritating the skin of the experimental rabbits, reduces the animals' anxiety, and especially reduces the cold stimulation to the abdomen of the experimental rabbits when they are in a lying position, thus reducing the impact of adverse reactions such as diarrhea on the experimental results.

[0032] In one embodiment of this invention, the body groove 11 of one platform 1 is also open-ended at the end opposite to the other platform 1, and is equipped with a head cover 8 for accommodating the head of an experimental rabbit. The head cover 8 is made of opaque or semi-transparent material. Based on the head cover 8, the rabbit's head can be separated from its body, obstructing the rabbit's vision, reducing the visual stimulation of the rabbit seeing its body being bound, and decreasing its fear. In this embodiment, the bottom of the head cover 8 is open-ended, with an arched groove at one end to accommodate the rabbit's neck, and the other end is hinged to the edge of the body groove 11 via a hinge 81. The head cover 8 can be opened by rotating it. Magnets are provided at the bottom edge of the head cover 8 and the bottom surface of the body groove 11 corresponding to the bottom edge of the head cover 8, and the head cover 8 is kept closed by magnetic attraction.

[0033] Based on the above-described embodiment with a head cover 8, in a further embodiment, an airflow sensor is also installed inside the head cover 8. This airflow sensor is electrically connected to an external controller and detects the airflow exhaled from the rabbit's nostrils or mouth to provide feedback on the rabbit's breathing status. In this embodiment, the airflow sensor can be suspended inside the head cover 8 via a rod, with the suspension position chosen to be close to the rabbit's nostrils and mouth when the head cover 8 is closed.

[0034] In this invention, a timer 9 is also provided on the side of one of the platforms 1 to facilitate recording the time consumed in the experimental operation.

[0035] Those skilled in the art should understand that the discussion of any of the above embodiments is merely exemplary and is not intended to imply that the scope of protection of this application is limited to these examples; within the framework of this application, the technical features of the above embodiments or different embodiments can also be combined, the steps can be implemented in any order, and there are many other variations of different aspects of one or more embodiments of this application as described above, which are not provided in detail for the sake of brevity.

[0036] One or more embodiments in this application are intended to cover all such substitutions, modifications, and variations that fall within the broad scope of this application. Therefore, any omissions, modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of one or more embodiments in this application should be included within the protection scope of this application.

Claims

1. A laboratory rabbit platform, characterized in that, The device includes two platforms (1). Each platform (1) has a body groove (11) and two limb grooves (12). At least one end of the body groove (11) is connected to the side of the platform (1). The two limb grooves (12) are located on both sides of the body groove (11) and are connected to the body groove (11). The two platforms (1) are adjacent at the same horizontal level and the ends of the body grooves (11) that are connected to the side of the platform (1) are opposite each other. The body grooves (11) on the two platforms (1) are used to accommodate the body of the experimental rabbit. At least one body groove (11) on the platform (1) is provided with a body fixing strap (2), and the limb grooves (12) on both platforms (1) are provided with limb fixing straps (3). An adjustment component is also provided between the two platforms (1) to drive one of the platforms (1) to move closer to or further away from the other platform (1) and to fix the relative position of the two platforms (1).

2. The experimental rabbit platform as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The adjustment assembly includes a nut (4) and a screw (5). The nut (4) is fixedly installed at the bottom of one of the platforms (1), and the screw (5) is rotatably installed at the bottom of the other platform (1). The screw (5) passes through the nut (4) and is threadedly connected to the nut (4).

3. The experimental rabbit platform as described in claim 2, characterized in that, At least two support pads (15) are provided at the bottom of both platforms (1).

4. The experimental rabbit platform as described in any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that, One of them A support base plate (6) is fixedly installed on the bottom surface of the body groove (11) of the platform (1). The support base plate (6) is located at one end of the body groove (11) that passes through the side of the platform (1). The support base plate (6) extends outward and overlaps the bottom surface of the body groove (11) of another platform (1). The length of the support base plate (6) extending outward is greater than the maximum adjustable distance between the two platforms (1).

5. The experimental rabbit platform as described in claim 4, characterized in that, Each of the body grooves (11) of a single platform (1) is provided with a limiting side plate (7) on both side walls. The limiting side plate (7) is located at one end of the body groove (11) that passes through the side of the platform (1) and extends outward. The limiting side plates (7) on the side walls of the body grooves (11) of the two platforms (1) are staggered along the height direction of the platform (1).

6. The experimental rabbit platform as described in claim 4, characterized in that, The body fixing strap (2) is located in the body groove (11) of the platform (1) on which the supporting base plate (6) is fixedly installed.

7. The experimental rabbit platform as described in any one of claims 1-3, 5, and 6, characterized in that, A first U-shaped hole (13) is provided on the platform (1) below the bottom surface of the body groove (11). The top of the first U-shaped hole (13) is connected to the bottom surface of the body groove (11). The body fixing strap (2) is inserted into the first U-shaped hole (13). A second U-shaped hole (14) is provided on the platform (1) below the bottom surface of the limb groove (12). The top of the second U-shaped hole (14) is connected to the bottom surface of the limb groove (12). The limb fixing strap (3) is inserted into the second U-shaped hole (14).

8. The experimental rabbit platform as described in claim 7, characterized in that, The width of the first U-shaped hole (13) is smaller than the bottom width of the body groove (11), and the width of the second U-shaped hole (14) is smaller than the bottom width of the limb groove (12).

9. The experimental rabbit platform as described in any one of claims 1-3, 5, 6, and 8, characterized in that, The platform (1) is made of HDPE material.

10. The experimental rabbit platform as described in any one of claims 1-3, 5, 6, and 8, characterized in that, One of the platforms (1) has a body groove (11) with a head cover (8) for accommodating the head of an experimental rabbit at one end away from the other platform (1). The head cover (8) is made of opaque or semi-transparent material.

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