Somark LABSTAMP User manual

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Labstamp System 1.0

QuickStart Guide

LABSTAMP

By Somark

START

HERE

SMALL LARGE

1 SELECT THE CORRECT RESTRAINT & NEEDLE CARTRIDGE

Step 2 : Pick up a mouse by its tail and place

it on the Restraint Cartridge platform.

Depress the tail grippers on the red dome

cover, position it over the mouse tail, and

release grippers.

Step 3 : Hold the tail across the v-groove,

and starting with the smallest slot on the

left, to the largest slot on the right of the

Tail Gauge, determine the slot that ts the

tail. The t may be snug, but not tight.

Do not use force.

Step 4: Read the Tail Gauge to conrm the correct Restraint

Cartridge (SMALL OR LARGE) is used and to

select the correct Needle Cartridge

(YELLOW or GREEN dot).

2 INSTALL/CHANGE THE NEEDLE CARTRIDGE (50 IDs maximum)

Step 1: With the Applicator Machine

powered ON, press the CHANGE NEEDLE

button.

Step 2: Change the Needle Cartridge by

pressing the forked end of the Tail Gauge

onto the Needle Cartridge. (If no Needle

Cartridge is installed, proceed to Step 3.)

Step 3: Install the appropriate Needle

Cartridge on the gun-head.

3 INSTALL INK SLIDE INTO TAIL COVER (Note: Ink Slides are single-use only.)

Step 1: Clean the Tail Cover bottom of any debris that would prevent the bottom surface from

fully contacting the Restraint Cartridge platform.

Step 2: Insert a new Ink Slide into the Tail Cover, ensuring that the two (2) positioning holes align.

Important Note: The Tail Gauge is to be held vertically and square with respect to the tail. Use the Tail Gauge on each

mouse. Do not rely on age or weight to determine Restraint and Needle Cartridges.

Step 4: Press the CHANGE NEEDLE or

START button to retract the Needle

Cartridge.

Step 1: Make an initial selection of the

Restraint Cartridge (SMALL or LARGE)

based upon whether mice are young

adult, or adult.

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4 APPLY TAIL OIL & POSITION TAIL COVER

Step 1: Apply a thin layer of Tail Oil onto

the tail and align the tail within the

v-groove of the rubber tail bed.

Step 2: Align the color-coded Tail Cover holes

over the matching alignment posts of the

Restraint Cartridge platform, and lower the

Tail Cover over the tail allowing the magnets

to securely seat it in place.

5 APPLY ID

Step 1: Insert the Restraint Cartridge into

the Applicator Machine.

Step 2: Once the Restraint Cartridge STATUS

light turns green, enter the desired alpha-

numeric characters

(up to 3) to be tattooed.

Step 3: Press START to begin tattooing.

(The STATUS light will begin ashing RED).

Upon completion of the tattooing, the

STATUS light will turn green again.

Step 4: Slide the Restraint Cartridge out of the Applicator Machine.

Step 5: Remove Tail Cover and gently wipe excess ink from the newly tattooed tail using

gauze or cotton-tipped applicator and Tail Oil.

Step 6: Holding the mouse by its tail, depress the tail grippers on the dome to release the

mouse from the Restraint Cartridge.

Step 7: Remove used Ink Slide from Tail Cover and discard it.

Step 8: Using alcohol or disinfectant, clean the Restraint Cartridge components as needed

to tattoo the next mouse, or clean and store for the next session. See Cleaning below.

ETO Irradiate Autoclave VHP Spray/wipe Chlorine

dioxide gas

Applicator machine • • • •

Restraint cartridge • • • • • •

Ink slide (single-use) • • • •

Needle • • • • •

Tail oil • • • • • •

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Clean the Restraint Cartridge

platform of any debris that

would prevent the Tail Cover

from mounting at onto it.

For all Safety, Troubleshooting and other Labstamp System details, please refer to the

Labstamp User Guide.

For best results and to preserve the life of the Needle Cartridge, inspect the Needle Cartridge after tattooing at least every 5 mice and clean the Needle Cartridge

as necessary using a cotton-tipped applicator and Tail Oil. At the completion of the session, wipe down the Applicator Machine, all Restraint Cartridge(s)

components, and Tail Gauge thoroughly according to your laboratory guidelines. Do not spray into the Applicator Machine port or the vents on the back.

6 CLEANING

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