Tool Library

To add to or amend this list, please contact Victoria Latimer at vlatimer@ualberta.ca.
Body weight support robot
 
Common Uses: Body weight support during gait
Technical Name: ZeroG system
Make: Aretech
Model: ZeroG 8.2


Name of Contact for Inquiries: Juan Forero 
Email for Inquiries: hml@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: 780-492-2027

Current Location: CSB 2-151 
Number owned: 1
Individual with Oversight: John Misiaszek 

Motion capture sensors (movement)
Common Uses: Motion capture (movement) during functional tasks 
Technical Name: Optotrack system 
Make: Northern Digital Inc. 
Model: 3D Investigator cameras


Name of Contact for Inquiries: Juan Forero 
Email for Inquiries: hml@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: 780-492-2027

Current Location: CSB 2-151 
Number owned: 4
Individual with Oversight: John Misiaszek

 

Instrumented walkway
Common Uses: Gait stepping capture 
Technical Name: ZenoMat system 
Make: ZenoMetrics LLC 
Model: ZenoWalkway


Name of Contact for Inquiries: Juan Forero 
Email for Inquiries: hml@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: 780-492-2027

Current Location: CSB 2-151 
Number owned: 1
Individual with Oversight: John Misiaszek

 

Physical rehabilitation and assessment system
Common Uses: Torque and power measurements during different functional tasks on the lower or upper body 
Technical Name: PrimusRS 
Make: BTE
Model: PrimusRS


Name of Contact for Inquiries: Juan Forero 
Email for Inquiries: hml@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: 780-492-2027

Current Location: CSB 2-151 
Number owned: 1
Individual with Oversight: John Misiaszek

Motion capture force plates (forces)
Common Uses: Motion capture (force) during functional tasks 
Technical Name: 6-component multi-axis Force Plate
Make: AMTI
Model: -


Name of Contact for Inquiries: Juan Forero 
Email for Inquiries: hml@ualberta.ca 
Phone number for Inquiries: 780-492-2027

Current Location: CSB 2-151 
Number owned: 6
Individual with Oversight: John Misiaszek

Earphones
Common Uses: Audiology research, acoustic startle stimulus 
Technical Name: Etymotic ER-2 Research Earphones 
Make: Etymotic 
Model: ER-2


Name of Contact for Inquiries: John Misiaszek
Email for Inquiries: jmisiasz@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: 780-492-2027

Current Location: CSB 2-151 
Number owned: 1 pair
Individual with Oversight: John Misiaszek

Force Plate
Common Uses: Balance testing, center of pressure (COP), stabilometry 
Technical Name: 6-component multi-axis Force Plate 
Make: AMTI 
Model: OR-6-1000


Name of Contact for Inquiries: Juan Forero 
Email for Inquiries: hml@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: 780-492-2027

Current Location: CSB 2-151 
Number owned: 2
Individual with Oversight: John Misiaszek

EMG Amplifier
Common Uses: EMG, electromyography 
Technical Name: Analog bioamplifier 
Make: Grass Instruments 
Model: P511


Name of Contact for Inquiries: John Misiaszek
Email for Inquiries: jmisiasz@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: 780-492-6042

Current Location: CSB 2-151 
Number owned: 24
Individual with Oversight: John Misiaszek

Electrical stimulator
Common Uses: Neural stimulation, electrically evoked reflexes, evoked responses 
Technical Name: Analog 2-channel electrical stimulator 
Make: Grass Instruments
Model: S88


Name of Contact for Inquiries: John Misiaszek
Email for Inquiries: jmisiasz@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: 780-492-6042

Current Location: CSB 2-151 
Number owned: 4
Individual with Oversight: John Misiaszek

Stimulus isolation unit
Common Uses: For use with Grass S88 stimulator 
Technical Name: Analog stimulus isolation unit 
Make: Grass Instruments
Model: SIU5


Name of Contact for Inquiries: John Misiaszek
Email for Inquiries: jmisiasz@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: 780-492-6042

Current Location: CSB 2-151 
Number owned: 4
Individual with Oversight: John Misiaszek

Constant current unit
Common Uses: For use with Grass S88 stimulator 
Technical Name: Analog stimulus constant current unit 
Make: Grass Instruments
Model: CCU1A


Name of Contact for Inquiries: John Misiaszek
Email for Inquiries: jmisiasz@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: 780-492-6042

Current Location: CSB 2-151 
Number owned: 4
Individual with Oversight: John Misiaszek

LabView software
Common Uses: Programming language for data acquisition and analysis (software)
Technical Name: LabView 8.2
Make: National Instruments
Model: LabView 8.2 Full Development Suite


Name of Contact for Inquiries: John Misiaszek
Email for Inquiries: jmisiasz@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: 780-492-6042

Current Location: CSB 2-151 
Number owned: -
Individual with Oversight: John Misiaszek

Oscilloscope (4 Channel digital storage)
Common Uses: Signal display
Technical Name:  4 Channel digital storage oscilloscope 
Make: Tektronix 
Model: TDS-2000C

 

Name of Contact for Inquiries: John Misiaszek
Email for Inquiries: jmisiasz@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: 780-492-6042

Current Location: CSB 2-151 
Number owned: 1
Individual with Oversight: John Misiaszek

Oscilloscope (2 Channel storage)
Common Uses: Signal display 
Technical Name: 2 Channel storage oscilloscope 
Make: Hewlett Packard
Model: 

 

Name of Contact for Inquiries: John Misiaszek
Email for Inquiries: jmisiasz@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: 780-492-6042

Current Location: CSB 2-151 
Number owned: 1
Individual with Oversight: John Misiaszek

Treadmill
Common Uses: Walking, gait, locomotion 
Technical Name: Motorized treadmill 
Make: Quinton Instruments 
Model: 18-60

 

Name of Contact for Inquiries: John Misiaszek
Email for Inquiries: jmisiasz@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: 780-492-6042

Current Location: CSB 2-151 
Number owned: 1
Individual with Oversight: John Misiaszek

Goniometer
Common Uses: Motion analysis, joint kinematics 
Technical Name: Twin axis electrogoniometer 
Make: Biometrics Ltd 
Model: SG110, SG110A, SG150

 

Name of Contact for Inquiries: John Misiaszek
Email for Inquiries: jmisiasz@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: 780-492-6042

Current Location: CSB 2-151 
Number owned: 6
Individual with Oversight: John Misiaszek

Monofilaments
Common Uses: Tactile sensory testing 
Technical Name: von Frey-type monofilaments
Make: -
Model: -

 

Name of Contact for Inquiries: John Misiaszek
Email for Inquiries: jmisiasz@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: 780-492-6042

Current Location: CSB 2-151 
Number owned: set of 24
Individual with Oversight: John Misiaszek

Surgical microscope
Common Uses: Surgery or equipment manufacture 
Technical Name: Leica
Make: Leica
Model: -


Name of Contact for Inquiries: Leo Sanelli
Email for Inquiries: lsanelli@ualberta.ca 21516 
Phone number for Inquiries: 780-492-1516

Current Location: -
Number owned: 5
Individual with Oversight: Dave Bennett

Monofilaments
Common Uses: Tactile sensory testing 
Technical Name: von Frey-type monofilaments
Make: -
Model: -

 

Name of Contact for Inquiries: Leo Sanelli
Email for Inquiries: lsanelli@ualberta.ca 21516 
Phone number for Inquiries: 780-492-1516

Current Location: -
Number owned: Set of 24
Individual with Oversight: Dave Bennett

Freezer
Common Uses: Storing tissue samples 
Technical Name: -80 freezer
Make: Fisher
Model: -

 

Name of Contact for Inquiries: Leo Sanelli
Email for Inquiries: lsanelli@ualberta.ca 21516 
Phone number for Inquiries: 780-492-1516

Current Location: -
Number owned: 1
Individual with Oversight: Dave Bennett

Actigraph (sleep function as well as activity)
Common Uses: Activity monitor, sleep monitor, 
Technical Name: actigraph
Make: Actigraph
Model: ‎wGT3X-BT

 

Name of Contact for Inquiries: Juan Forero
Email for Inquiries: hml@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: 780-492-2027

Current Location: CSB 2-151
Number owned: 3
Individual with Oversight: John Misiaszek

Lifting Crate
Common Uses: Assessment of lifting capacity
Technical Name: NIOSH Standard 100 lb lifting crate
Make: OrthoCanada
Model: SKU: OC-012802


Name of Contact for Inquiries: Doug Gross
Email for Inquiries: dgross@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: 2-2690

Current Location: Movement analysis lab
Number owned: 1
Individual with Oversight: Doug Gross

Adjustable Height Shelf
Common Uses: Assessment of lifting capacity
Technical Name: Height adjustable work surface
Make: OrthoCanada
Model: SKU: OC-012812

 

Name of Contact for Inquiries: Doug Gross
Email for Inquiries: dgross@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: 2-2690

Current Location: Movement analysis lab
Number owned: 1
Individual with Oversight: Doug Gross

Lift and Place Rack Station
Common Uses: Assessment of lifting capacity
Technical Name: Lift and Place Rack Station
Make: OrthoCanada
Model: SKU: OC-012800

 

Name of Contact for Inquiries: Doug Gross
Email for Inquiries: dgross@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: 2-2690

Current Location: Movement analysis lab
Number owned: 1
Individual with Oversight: Doug Gross

Free Weight Holder
Common Uses: Holds free weights
Technical Name: Standard Tree Plate Holder
Make: York
Model: Standard 6 post

 

Name of Contact for Inquiries: Doug Gross
Email for Inquiries: dgross@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: 2-2690

Current Location: Movement analysis lab
Number owned: 1
Individual with Oversight: Doug Gross

Free Weights
Common Uses: Weights for assessment of lifting capacity
Technical Name: Free Weights - various sizes from 1lb to 25lb
Make: Various
Model: Various

 

Name of Contact for Inquiries: Doug Gross
Email for Inquiries: dgross@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: 2-2690

Current Location: Movement analysis lab
Number owned: many
Individual with Oversight: Doug Gross

Heart Rate Monitors
Common Uses: Measuring heart rate
Technical Name: Heart Rate Montior
Make: Garmin, Cardiosport
Model: Various

 

Name of Contact for Inquiries: Doug Gross
Email for Inquiries: dgross@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: 2-2690

Current Location: Movement analysis lab
Number owned: 2
Individual with Oversight: Doug Gross

Electropalatography system (portable)
Common Uses: Displays tongue to palate contact, used for biofeedback on speech production
Technical Name: Smart Palate Palatometer V1.0 
Make: Complete Speech
Model: V1.0 (software & interface)

 

Name of Contact for Inquiries: Karen Pollock
Email for Inquiries: karen.pollock@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: 2-5980

Current Location: CH 2-93
Number owned: 1
Individual with Oversight: Karen Pollock

Portable ultrasound (software & probe)
Common Uses: Provides visual feedback of tongue shape & movement for speech
Technical Name: SeeMore USB Ultrasound, with PI 7.5 MGz probe
Make: Interson
Model: USB


Name of Contact for Inquiries: Karen Pollock
Email for Inquiries: karen.pollock@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: 2-5980

Current Location: CH 2-93
Number owned: 1
Individual with Oversight: Karen Pollock

NOTE: Availability pending review

Eye tracker
Common Uses: Records eye movements (including eye gaze, fixations, pupil size)
Technical Name: Eye tracker
Make: SR Research
Model: Eyelink 1000+ (desk mount)


Name of Contact for Inquiries: Esther Kim
Email for Inquiries: esther.kim@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: 2-5980

Current Location: CH 1-71
Number owned: 1
Individual with Oversight: Esther Kim

Eye tracker - portable
Common Uses: Records eye movemments - arm can be mounted to any stable surface
Technical Name: Eye tracker
Make: SR Research
Model: Eyelink 1000+ (arm mount - portable)

 

Name of Contact for Inquiries: Esther Kim
Email for Inquiries: esther.kim@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: 2-5980

Current Location: CH 2-86
Number owned: 1
Individual with Oversight: Esther Kim

EEG system
Common Uses: Records electrical activity (including event-related potentials) from scalp
Technical Name: EEG system with 64 channel geodesic sensor net
Make: Electrical Geodesics Inc (EGI)
Model: Netstation 400 amplifier + 64 channel geodesic sensor net (3 sizes: S, M, L)

 

Name of Contact for Inquiries: Esther Kim
Email for Inquiries: esther.kim@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: 2-5980

Current Location: CH 2-86
Number owned: 1
Individual with Oversight: Esther Kim

tDCS stimulator
Common Uses: Neuromodulation
Technical Name: tDCS programmer and stimulator units
Make: MagStim
Model: HDCProg, HDCStim

 

Name of Contact for Inquiries: Esther Kim
Email for Inquiries: esther.kim@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: 2-5980

Current Location: CH 2-86
Number owned: 2
Individual with Oversight: Esther Kim

Portable plinth (massage table)
Common Uses:  -
Technical Name: -
Make: -
Model: -

 

Name of Contact for Inquiries: Esther Kim
Email for Inquiries: esther.kim@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: 2-5980

Current Location: -
Number owned: -
Individual with Oversight: Esther Kim

TMS device
Common Uses:  -
Technical Name: Transcranial magnetic stimulation device
Make: Magstim
Model: -

 

Name of Contact for Inquiries: Esther Kim
Email for Inquiries: esther.kim@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: 2-5980

Current Location: CH 2-86
Number owned: 1
Individual with Oversight: Esther Kim

Freezer
Common Uses: Long time storing of tissue
Technical Name: -80 freezer
Make: Fischer
Model: -


Name of Contact for Inquiries: Romana Vavrek Lecerf
Email for Inquiries: rvavrek@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: (780) 235-6447

Current Location: CH 3-88
Number owned: 2
Individual with Oversight: Karim Fouad

Confocal Microscope
Common Uses: Fluorescent microscopy
Technical Name: Confocal Microscope
Make: Leica
Model: -

 

Name of Contact for Inquiries: Romana Vavrek Lecerf
Email for Inquiries: rvavrek@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: (780) 235-6447

Current Location: CH 1-93
Number owned: 1
Individual with Oversight: Karim Fouad

Crysostat
Common Uses: Cutting thin sections of frozen tissue
Technical Name: Cryostat
Make: Fischer
Model: -

 

Name of Contact for Inquiries: Romana Vavrek Lecerf
Email for Inquiries: rvavrek@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: (780) 235-6447

Current Location: CH 3-88
Number owned: 1
Individual with Oversight: Karim Fouad

Biosafety Hood
Common Uses: Working in a sterile environment
Technical Name: Hepa filtered sterile work bench
Make: -
Model: -

 

Name of Contact for Inquiries: Romana Vavrek Lecerf
Email for Inquiries: praposo@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: 23217

Current Location: CH 3-88/1-74
Number owned: 2
Individual with Oversight: Karim Fouad

Surgical microscope
Common Uses: Surgery or tissue preparation
Technical Name: Surgical microscope
Make: Leica
Model: -

 

Name of Contact for Inquiries: Romana Vavrek Lecerf
Email for Inquiries: rvavrek@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: (780) 235-6447

Current Location: CH 3-88
Number owned: 4
Individual with Oversight: Karim Fouad

Light microscope
Common Uses: Bright field and phase contrast microscopy 
Technical Name: Light microscope
Make: Leica
Model: DM 500

 

Name of Contact for Inquiries: Romana Vavrek Lecerf
Email for Inquiries: rvavrek@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: (780) 235-6447

Current Location: CH 1-93
Number owned: 1
Individual with Oversight: Karim Fouad

Pipettes
Common Uses: Pipetting controlled and small volumes
Technical Name: Micro Pipettes
Make: Fischer
Model: various

 

Name of Contact for Inquiries: Romana Vavrek Lecerf
Email for Inquiries: rvavrek@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: (780) 235-6447

Current Location: CH 1-93
Number owned: 10
Individual with Oversight: Karim Fouad

Autoclave
Common Uses: Sterilizing equipment
Technical Name: Desktop autoclave
Make: -
Model: -

 

Name of Contact for Inquiries: Romana Vavrek Lecerf
Email for Inquiries: rvavrek@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: (780) 235-6447

Current Location: CH 3-88
Number owned: 1
Individual with Oversight: Karim Fouad

Stimulator
Common Uses: Electrical stimulation
Technical Name: Master-8
Make: AMPI
Model: -

 

Name of Contact for Inquiries: Romana Vavrek Lecerf
Email for Inquiries: rvavrek@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: (780) 235-6447

Current Location: CH 3-88
Number owned: 1
Individual with Oversight: Karim Fouad

EMG Amplifier
Common Uses: EMG, electromyography
Technical Name: Analog bio amplifier
Make: Grass Instruments
Model: P511

 

Name of Contact for Inquiries: Romana Vavrek Lecerf
Email for Inquiries: rvavrek@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: (780) 235-6447

Current Location: CH 3-88
Number owned: 4
Individual with Oversight: Karim Fouad

Pulse Oximeter
Common Uses: Measuring blood oxygenation
Technical Name: Pulse oximeter
Make: -
Model: -

 

Name of Contact for Inquiries: Romana Vavrek Lecerf
Email for Inquiries: rvavrek@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: (780) 235-6447

Current Location: CH 3-88
Number owned: 1
Individual with Oversight: Karim Fouad

High speed camera
Common Uses: Filming at high resolution 
Technical Name: High speed camera
Make: -
Model: -

 

Name of Contact for Inquiries: Romana Vavrek Lecerf
Email for Inquiries: rvavrek@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: (780) 235-6447

Current Location: CH 3-88
Number owned: 2
Individual with Oversight: Karim Fouad

Breeding chamber
Common Uses:  Growing and maintaining cells in culture
Technical Name: CO2 breeding chamber
Make: Fischer
Model: 

 

Name of Contact for Inquiries: Romana Vavrek Lecerf
Email for Inquiries: rvavrek@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: (780) 235-6447

Current Location: CH 3-88
Number owned: 1
Individual with Oversight: Karim Fouad

Fluid Pump
Common Uses: Precise pumping of fluids 
Technical Name: 4 channel Peristaltic pump
Make: Fischer
Model: 

 

Name of Contact for Inquiries: Romana Vavrek Lecerf
Email for Inquiries: rvavrek@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: (780) 235-6447

Current Location: CH 3-88
Number owned: 2
Individual with Oversight: Karim Fouad

Diagnostic Ultrasound
Common Uses:  Measuring soft tissue (muscle), vascular and joint characteristics
Technical Name: Diagnostic Ultrasound
Make: General Electric
Model: LOGIQ P9


Name of Contact for Inquiries: Juan Forero
Email for Inquiries: hml@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: 2-2027

Current Location: CSB 2-151
Number owned: 1
Individual with Oversight: Jackie Whittaker

Activity Monitor
Common Uses:  Measuring physical activity (energy expenditure, steps)
Technical Name: SenseWear Mini Armband
Make: Body Media
Model: -

 

Name of Contact for Inquiries: Juan Forero 
Email for Inquiries: hml@ualberta.ca 
Phone number for Inquiries: 780-492-2027

Current Location: CSB 2-151 
Number owned: 66
Individual with Oversight: John Misiaszek

 

Portable metabolic cart
Common Uses: Measuring aerobic capacity
Technical Name: Jaeger Oxycon Mobile
Make: VIASYS
Model: -

 

Name of Contact for Inquiries: Juan Forero 
Email for Inquiries: hml@ualberta.ca 
Phone number for Inquiries: 780-492-2027

Current Location: CSB 2-151 
Number owned: 1
Individual with Oversight: John Misiaszek

 

Stationary metabolic cart
Common Uses: Measuring aerobic capacity
Technical Name: PARVOMEDICS Metabolic Measuring Apparatus
Make: PARVOMEDICS
Model: -

 

Name of Contact for Inquiries: Juan Forero 
Email for Inquiries: hml@ualberta.ca 
Phone number for Inquiries: 780-492-2027

Current Location: CSB 2-151 
Number owned: 1
Individual with Oversight: John Misiaszek

Portable Spirometer
Common Uses: Assessing Pulmonary Function
Technical Name: VIASYS Microlab Spirometer
Make: VIASYS
Model: -

 

Name of Contact for Inquiries: Juan Forero 
Email for Inquiries: hml@ualberta.ca 
Phone number for Inquiries: 780-492-2027

Current Location: CSB 2-151 
Number owned: 1
Individual with Oversight: John Misiaszek

 

Exercise Bike
Common Uses: Biking
Technical Name: Ergometrics 800S
Make: Ergoline
Model: -

 

Name of Contact for Inquiries: Juan Forero 
Email for Inquiries: hml@ualberta.ca 
Phone number for Inquiries: 780-492-2027

Current Location: CSB 2-151 
Number owned: 1
Individual with Oversight: John Misiaszek

 

Stationary Bioelectrical Impedance
Common Uses:  Estimating total body and segmental (trunk, arms and legs) body composition 
Technical Name: Segmental Multi-frequency Body Composition Analyser 
Make: Tanita 
Model: MC-780U

 

Name of Contact for Inquiries: Juan Forero
Email for Inquiries: hml@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: 2-2027

Current Location: CSB 2-151
Number owned: 1
Individual with Oversight: Jackie Whittaker

Portable Bioelectrical Impedance
Common Uses:  Estimating total body and segmental (trunk, arms and legs) body composition 
Technical Name: Body Composition, Fludi and Segmental Monitoring Unit 
Make: BodyStat 
Model: QuadScan4000

 

Name of Contact for Inquiries: Juan Forero
Email for Inquiries: hml@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: 2-2027

Current Location: CSB 2-151
Number owned: 1
Individual with Oversight: Jackie Whittaker

Functional Muscle Strength Testing System
Common Uses:  Measuring isotonic, isometric and isokinetic muscle strength, plus CPM 
Technical Name: Primus RS (muscle testing and continuous passive ROM) system
Make:  BTE 
Model: Primus RS

 

Name of Contact for Inquiries: Juan Forero
Email for Inquiries: hml@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: 2-2027

Current Location: CSB 2-151
Number owned: 1
Individual with Oversight: Jackie Whittaker

Sedentary behaviour monitors
Common Uses: Measuring Sed Behav, steps, and transitions from sitting to standing 
Technical Name: ActivPal
Make: ActivPal
Model: - 


Name of Contact for Inquiries: Trish Manns
Email for Inquiries: trish.manns@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: 2-7274

Current Location: CH 3-70
Number owned: 30
Individual with Oversight: Trish Manns

Activity Monitor
Common Uses:  Classifying activity behaviour by intensity
Technical Name: Actigraph 
Make: Actigraph 
Model: -

 

Name of Contact for Inquiries: Trish Manns
Email for Inquiries: trish.manns@ualberta.ca
Phone number for Inquiries: 2-7274

Current Location: CH 3-70
Number owned: 5
Individual with Oversight: Trish Manns