Probe Handling, Cleaning, Storage - imec NEUROPIXELS 1.0 User Manual

Please follow these guidelines to remove the probes from the shipping box:
Wear gloves to minimize dust and dirt contamination. Work in a clean environment.
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Carefully open the box with the lid pointing away from you. This way the shanks are the farthest
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from your body. Make sure the lid stays upright.
Remove the cover foam by lifting it up at the side closest to the lid (Figure 38). The bottom
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foam has edges to prevent the cover foam touching the probes. By lifting the foam in this
orientation, even the corners will never touch the shanks accidentally.
Up to six probes are shipped in each box.
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We advise to remove probes only from the leftmost non-empty slot to not accidentally touch
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the other probes.
Take a pair of ESD-safe tweezers and carefully clamp the base of the probe as shown in Figure
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Hold the ZIF end of the flex with your other hand and keep it straight. Slightly wiggle the base
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of the probe upwards while pulling the flex along with it. Like this, the flex can smoothly slide
out of its slot without getting stuck (Figure 40).
At all times, keep your eyes on the shank and make sure that it does not touch the foam.
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NEUROPIXELS 1.0 USER MANUAL V1.0.5

Probe Handling, Cleaning, Storage

Figure 38: Removing the probe from the shipping box.
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