Halo-18 Microdrive
Provides up to 18 independently drivable shuttles to position up to 16 tetrodes with 11mm shuttle travel. Two additional shuttles available for fiber optics or reference electrodes.
Custom “half moon” drive screw head and calibrated Turn Tool provide positive, accurate 16 micron depth adjustment. Halo-18 Exit Tips interface into craniotomy and dictate electrode insertion pattern. We provide two guides to determine which Exit Tip pattern best meets your needs:
- Halo-18 Microdrive Exit Tip Configuration Guide
- Halo-18 Microdrive Exit Tip Design Guide
Customizable Exit Tip patterns are also available per custom design. Contact Sales@neuralynx.com for guides and details. Halo-18 microdrives seamlessly integrate with Neuralynx’s FreeLynx wireless data acquisition systems for signal recording.
Note: All Halo-18 Microdrive components and hardware also sold separately. See User Manual for suggested sources for recommended adhesives and additional tools.
- Standard and customizable Exit Tip patterns
- Reusable (up to 3)
- Lightweight, solid & durable with short profile reducing head torque
- Less expensive and easier to build
- Optogenetic Fiber Mounted LEDs (FLEDs) may be loaded as a drive shuttle
- Replaces NLX 18 Drive
Included:
- All necessary components and hardware to build 1 Halo-18 Microdrive.
Sold Separately:
- Halo-18 Assembly Kit
Recommended for use. Includes Assembly Jig, Halo-18 Stereotaxic Mount and Halo Microdrive Turn Tool - Halo-18 Protective Caps
Recommended for easy installation and removal, and safe animal storage. 2 Cap options available:- QuickClip® for magnetic connection
- Omnetics
Catalog Number
31-0612-0127
| Tetrode Drives | 16 |
| Reference Drives | 2 |
| Grounds | 1 |
| Travel | 11 mm |
| Pitch | 250 microns |
| Drive Resolution | 16 microns (1/16 turn) |
| Mass | 9 grams |
| Diameter | 40.6 mm |
| Height | 36 mm |
| Comments | Internal grounding screw pass through |
Measurements include assembled EIB-72-QC electrode interface board. *Neuralynx is not a distributor of Omnetics parts.
EIB-36-16TT
Provides microwire connections to two 36 channel headstages with Omnetics 44 pin connectors.
EIB-72-QC-Large
Provides microwire connections to a 72 channel QuickClip® headstage.
EIB-72-QC-Small
Provides microwire connections to a 72 channel QuickClip® headstage.
15mm or 33mm Fiber Mounted LEDs
Deliver optogenetic stimulation from directly inside a Halo microdrive.
Tetrode Assembly Station
Workstation base and all necessary items (except the wire) to create custom tetrodes, as well as twisted wire electrodes of any type.
Polymicro Tubing Kit
Polymicro fused silica capillary tubing with standard polyimide coating, and one poly glass cleaving stone.
Halo-18 Exit Tip
Interfaces the craniotomy and dictates insertion pattern for Halo-18 Microdrive.
Halo-18 Assembly Kit
All necessary components and tools to aid in the construction of Halo-18 Microdrives.