Patent ID: 8584621
Filing Date: 2013-11-19
Classification: A61D

Abstract:
1. A laboratory animal retaining appliance for laboratory animal retention comprising: a first tubular body having a first end, a second end and an outer circumferential surface, the first end of the first tubular body being open; a hind leg hole having a diameter of sufficient size to allow at least a knee of a hind leg of the laboratory animal to pass therethrough formed into the outer circumferential surface of the first tubular body; a tail hole formed into a wall that encloses the second end of the first tubular body, a tail groove extending along the wall from the tail hole to the outer circumferential surface of the first tubular body and extending along the outer circumferential surface of the first tubular body from the second end of the first tubular body in a direction towards the first end of the first tubular body; and a containing part for temporarily containing the laboratory animal and for introducing the laboratory animal into the first tubular body, the containing part comprising a second tubular body defining a cavity and having a first end and a second end, the second end of the second tubular body being open, the second tubular body having an outer diameter that is less than an inner diameter of the first tubular body.