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Sleeper TAS
Category: DROSOPHILA ANAESTHESIA
Sleeper TAS
Autonomy, safety and performance
The INJECT + MATIC Sleeper TAS (Tankless Anaesthesia System)
A new generation of tankless anaesthesia for Drosophila and other insects.
The Sleeper TAS introduces an innovative, autonomous, and tankless anaesthesia technology. Read more
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The INJECT + MATIC Sleeper TAS combines the proven performance of the Sleeper system for Drosophila anesthesia with the independence of the TAS (Tankless Anaesthesia System), capable of generating nitric oxide (NO)—a novel anesthetic gas.
The Sleeper TAS operates without gas tanks or complex installations. It requires no external gas source—only a standard power supply—making it ideal for laboratories without CO2 infrastructure and for educational settings.
This unique device generates NO at a concentration of 500 ppm directly from ambient air. The gas produced by the Sleeper TAS has proven to be as effective and safe as CO2 for anaesthetizing Drosophila and other insects, providing a reliable alternative to traditional CO2 anesthesia. It also eliminates the costs, logistical constraints, and bulk associated with gas cylinders and CO2 system installations.
The gas is delivered in controlled pulses via a foot pedal, directed to a flowbed or a hand-held anesthesia pistol, both included in the base unit.
Toxicological tests conducted in laboratory settings have shown that the concentration of NO potentially inhaled by the operator is very low (<1–2 ppm) due to NO’s high volatility and its rapid dissipation into ambient air.
Thanks to its patented technology, the Sleeper TAS provides reliable, reproducible, and safe anaesthesia, fully compliant with modern scientific research standards.
Structure in metal.
Technical data: width 125mm | height 65mm | depth: 205mm | weight: 1,400 kg | supply voltage: 240v AC or 110v
Price: 1690CHF. Our prices are in Swiss franc; we can establish a quotation on request in any currency, including transportation costs.
Terms of sale: Indicative prices subject to change without notice. Freight&Handling Charges are not included.
INJECT + MATIC Sleeper TAS ® does not need any source of gas but only an electrical connection to generate anaesthetic gas (NO).
This instrument is specially designed for laboratories which are not equipped with CO2 and for teaching.
1. In the front panel: Flow bed and Pistol should be connected by plastic tubing to their respective gas outlet as indicated in the picture.
2. In the rear panel: electric cable and switch pedal for flow bed gas outlet
3. Verify if tubing of flowbed and pistol are correctly connected.
4. Plug the INJECT+MATIC Sleeper TAS® to the electrical outlet of 220V and press the red button at the left to switch on.
5. The device does not produce any noise or eventually an intermittent low noise
6. Press the switch pistol to bring the gas through the pistol. When the pistol is switched for 10 seconds, the gas is inside the fly tube to have its effect as anaesthesia which can take longer than CO2
Do not use pistol switch longer than 20 seconds
7. We suggest keeping anaesthetised flies inside the tube to prolong the effect of the anaesthesia before moving flies to the flowbed.
8. Push the switch pedal, not longer than 20 seconds. An internal noise is produced, and the gas is coming through the flowbed which can be covered during gas arrival
CAUTIONS: the device should operate intermittently for periods of time not exceeding one minute and the workplace well ventilated