United States of America As Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force

Russell C Woods

Guy A Drew

Steven C Koenig

Bernard Humes

Karen Lott

A tilting apparatus for supporting and restraining a non-human primate animal while conducting research. The tilting apparatus is provided with a table for supporting the animal reclining face down thereon. The table is supported by support means for rotation about a first axis between a horizontal position and a head-down position and about a second axis between the head-down position and a head-up position. Locking means are provided for releasably locking the table in a selected horizontal, head-down or head-up positions. Suitable restraining means are provided which are intersecurable between the animal and the table and function to support and restrain the animal. The animal, while remaining restrained to the tilting apparatus, has free range of motion to feed itself from a water and feeding station. The water and feeding station is supported by an accessory pole. A waste collection system is provided which is connected to the table and which functions for collecting animal waste. A biosensor protective shield is supported by the accessory pole and prevents the animal from accessing chronically-implanted biosensors and instrumentation.

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Russell C Woods