Bluetooth data transmission prevents any data cross-talk, allowing each subject to freely to move, single or group-housed in its room, during the acquisition (max. 32 to 48 subjects per room).

The whole system is compact, with:

• One external emkaPACK4G transmitter worn by each subject, into a jacket.
• Belts,directly connected to the emkaPACK4G transmitter
• One or several receivers positioned in the animals’ room, within 10 meters distance from their associated transmitters. A single receiver can communicate with up to 16 transmitters and is powered and transmits data through a single Ethernet cable.

emkaPACK4G takes full advantage of emka TECHNOLOGIES software suite:

Lung volume acquisition in IOX2 software:

• Easy & seamless calibration of respiration belts
• Information on belt connection by software
• Synchronized video

Data analysis with RIP module:

ecgAUTO post-processing software allows fast analysis of cardiovascular, pulmonary (lung volume) and neurological data. In ecgAUTO software, the RIP (Respiratory Inductive Plethysmography) analyzer produces:

• Duration of breath,
• Duration of inspiration/expiration,
• Breathing rate,
• Inspired/expired volume,
• Minute volume,
• Max flow during inspiration/expiration,
• Thorax-abdomen shift – time or angle (when 2 belts used)

In addition to respiration through thorax and abdominal inductance belts, emkaPACK4G optionally allows the acquisition of:

• 9 lead ECG
• temperature
• posture & activity (3 axis + total acceleration)
• blood pressure from oscillometric cuff (NIBP), easyTEL+ implant or vascular access port (VAP)