Icon System Manual T02985_02_03  69
 
MRI System Operation 
 
 
 
5.2.3.3  Mounting the Animal Bed 
Animal beds have a notch (1) located at the bottom side, which will hold the bed in the 
basic holder, see Figure 5.4: 
 
Figure 5.4: Bottom side of the mouse body animal bed.  
(1) Notch for animal bed mounting on the basic animal holder 
For mounting, slide the animal bed with its notch (1) into the rail (2) of the basic holder as 
shown in Figure 5.5. Fix it with the fixation lever (3) from below. 
 
Figure 5.5: Left: Notch (1) on the bottom side of the animal bed. Right: Front part of the basic animal 
holder. (2) Rail for holding the animal bed notch (1); (3) Fixation for animal bed (lever from below is 
not visible); (4) Tuning rod; (5) Coil fixation rod