Our Products

RotaRod Enlargers

Ugo Basile RotaRod Enlargers are magnetic-attachment rubber accessories that increase the drum diameter or change the surface texture of any RotaRod in the 47650/47750 family. Available in grooved or smooth rubber finishes for mouse, rat, and large rat models, they modulate task difficulty and surface grip independently — adding experimental variables without requiring a separate instrument.

Mouse Anesthesia Adaptor (Tubing included)

Mouse Anesthesia Adaptor (Tubing included).

Complex Wheel for RotaRod

The Ugo Basile Complex Wheel is a high-sensitivity accessory for the RotaRod family that replaces the standard rod with an irregular-bar wheel, significantly increasing task difficulty and engaging motor cortex and hippocampus beyond conventional rotarod protocols. Validated in sleep-dependent motor learning research by Nagai et al. (2017), it enables detection of subtle motor skill deficits and recovery trajectories that are beyond the resolution of standard RotaRod testing.

Rat Anesthesia Adaptor (Tubing included)

rat-anesthesia-adaptor-tubing-included.

Thermal Gradient Ring (TGR) 2.0

The Thermal Gradient Ring (TGR) 2.0 is the state-of-the-art circular thermal preference assay for mice, fully automatic with support from over 36 scientific publications. It clearly discriminates temperature-dependent phenotypes and drug effects across 12 temperature zones.

Climbing Test

The Climbing Test measures vertical activity in rodents as an objective indicator of pain-depressed behavior. Developed with Prof. Sidney Negus at VCU, this automated system uses capacitive height sensors to capture vertical movement in a cylindrical mesh cage.

Incapacitance Tester Librae

The Incapacitance Tester Librae measures weight distribution between injured and unaffected hind paws in mice and rats. Its automated, touch-screen-controlled operation reduces bias for objective spontaneous pain assessment in osteoarthritis, cancer pain, and nerve injury models.

Tail Flick Unit

The Tail Flick Unit measures nociceptive threshold to infrared heat on the rat or mouse tail using the D’Amour & Smith method. Featuring adjustable IR intensity, touch-screen controls, and automatic data storage, it enables rapid analgesic drug screening.

Dynamic Plantar Aesthesiometer

The Dynamic Plantar Aesthesiometer is the only device that automatically delivers the desired force at the desired rate and records paw withdrawal without experimenter bias. An electromagnetic motor delivers 0–100 g of force at adjustable rates, replacing manual Von Frey testing.