Patent ID: 11944067
Assignee: NOVOCURE GMBH
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. A method comprising:
positioning an animal subject within each enclosure of a cage assembly, the cage assembly comprising:
at least one enclosure, each enclosure having:
a floor defining a floor area having a major dimension;
a cover having a bottom surface, wherein a spacing between the bottom surface of the cover and the floor defines a cage height; and
at least one sidewall extending between the floor and the cover,

wherein a ratio of the cage height to the major dimension of the floor area of each enclosure of the at least one enclosure is at least 0.70;

coupling a proximal end of each cable to a swivel assembly; and
coupling a distal end of a cable to the animal subject within each enclosure,
wherein each cable has an operative portion having an operative length, wherein each operative length is selected so that each animal subject can be at no position within a respective enclosure at which a spacing between any of the operative portion of the cable is within a threshold distance of the floor, and
wherein at least 90% of the floor area of the enclosure is accessible by the animal subject.