Recoverable plastic microdrive
Plastic microdrive for silicon probe recordings. Below are necessary design files and detailed instructions for printing and assembling the microdrives yourself. height: 16 mm; travel distance 4.8 mm
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Printing and assembly instructions
Download stl files from our GitHub repository. The stl files are optimized for Formlabs Form2 printer and Grey-v4/Clear-v4 Resin. For other printers and/or resins, some modifications may be necessary.
Below links are youtube videos with instructions:
Detailed assembly instructions are available for the microdrive.
Materials
Plastic microdrive v21 (1/2”)
| Qty | Name | Vendor | Item number/Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 00-90 nut | McMaster | 92736A112 |
| 2 | 00-90 screw 1/2” | McMaster | 92482A235 |
| 4 | 00-90 screw 1/4” | McMaster | 93701A005 |
| 1 | male header pin | DigiKey | SAM1067-40-ND |
Additional tools
| Qty | Name | Vendor | Item number/Link | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T2 screwdriver | McMaster | 52995A31 | Only T2 is necessary! |
| 1 | 00-90 Tap | McMaster | 2504A14 | Or similar 00-90 tap |
| 1 | 1.2 mm drill bit | McMaster | 2958A29 | Or similar drill bit |
Citations
This microdrive was modified based on Hiroyuki Miyawaki’s design. The latest version of their microdrive is available here.
The original idea of the drive is described in the following paper:
Micro-drive and headgear for chronic implant and recovery of optoelectronic probes Jinho Chung, Farnaz Sharif, Dajung Jung, Soyoun Kim & Sebastien Royer Scientific Reportsvolume 7, Article number: 2773 (2017) doi:10.1038/s41598-017-03340-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-03340-5
The designs are distributed under GNU GPLv3 license.