The Empis® Automated Drug Infusion System

Benefits

Dose animals without humans in the room to reduce stress and capture better data
Create complex dosing protocols with up to two compounds and a flushing syringe
Dose anytime of the day or night, and when paired with the Culex®, collect samples with ease
Configurable system can be used for drug delivery, automated bile collection, microdialysis and animal activity monitoring
Continuous infusion is easy with automatically refilling syringes

Multi-step, fully programmable protocols deliver fluids from up to three refillable syringes to an implanted catheter or through a microdialysis probe
Maintains library of user-defined infusion methods
User can program delayed stars or start-and-stop dosin, all while maintainng catheter patency
Automatically calculates volume and time required to deliver a specified dose based on weight, drug concentration and selected flow rate
Produces a report detailing all dosing operations conducted
Can be programmed to launch Culex method automatically after dosing, or used as a stand-alone instrument
Connects to all BASi Culex catheters, and can be modified to work with alternative catheter vendors
The Empis can be used on the Four-Station Culex (CX-300U and CX-315U) or can be used with a Single-Station power supply (CX-301U)

Flow rates from 0.5 µL to 2000µL/min, with 0.1 µL increments
Multi-step programming of up to 999 lines
Progam by dose (mg/kg), volume (mL) or duration (Day:Hour:Minute) of infusion
Independent control of each dosing syringe
IV, IP, PO and Duodenal dosing routes
Most frequently used for rats, but settings for mice and large animal models are incorporated into the software
Software control of up to 4 systems, independent control of each station
Uses sterile, disposable tubing sets for 1-, 2- or 3- syringes
4.5” wide x 12” deep x 8.5” tall (24” tall with bag hanger)
Windows XP or later. USB port required

Empis Automated Dosing System Tubing Set Options