Sutter Instrument

Web-site: https://www.sutter.com/

Since 1977, Sutter Instrument has grown because of its loyal customers. The company is committed to continuing to support products created both today and decades ago. All of company’s development and manufacturing is localized in Novato, California facility. Sutter's machine shop is one of the finest in Northern California, using state-of-the-art CNC machining and turning machines to produce precision mechanical components. This allows for rapid product development, continuous improvement, and customization of any product to meet customers' needs. The company has real people answering the phone, and they try to answer questions as soon as they receive them.

The firm's history

Dale Flaming, a scientist working at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), was having trouble reliably making micropipettes for use in retinal cell research. To facilitate his research, he developed the first electronically controlled micropipette pooler. Demand for additional poolers from his colleagues prompted the creation of the Sutter Instrument Company. Since then, the company's product line has expanded to include amplifiers, microscopes, micromanipulators, and imaging products. To this day, Dale remains the company's active CEO.

Since its founding, Sutter has grown from a small garage to a 55,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Novato, California. With more than 70 employees, many of whom have a background in neuroscience, the firm prides itself on helping scientists around the world get the devices they need to do their research. In 2007, Sutter became partly employee-owned, creating the ESOP.

You can buy Sutter Instrument products in Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania), Ukraine, Kazahstan and Europe from its local distributor Tregoland OU.

Sutter is our partner. We offer their products with competitive prices. You may get a look over the next products:

• Patch-clamp



• dPatch The low-noise, ultra-fast digital patch-clamp amplifier dPatch?® combines high-speed digital signal processing coupled with high-resolution data conversion, and the intuitive SutterPatch?® software interface.

• IPA / DOUBLE IPA The IPA and Double IPA Integrated Patch Clamp Amplifiers are computer-controlled single- or dual-head amplifiers optimized for whole-cell recording. Included is SutterPatch software for data management and analysis.

• Pipettes Making



• P-1000 High-quality, programmable horizontal puller for making extra-, intra- and patch pipettes. High reproducibility of tip parameters. Built-in intelligent pulling parameter selection system.

• P-2000 Horizontal pooler for quartz micropipettes with glass heating based on carbon dioxide laser. It works with quartz, borosilicate and aluminosilicate glass.

• P-30 A simple vertical puller for making simple and patch pipettes. A platinum-iridium or nichrome heating coil is included. ?? budget version of the puller.

• P-97 High-quality, programmable horizontal puller for making extra-, intra- and patch pipettes. High reproducibility of tip parameters.

• BV-10 BV-10 machine for sharpening/polishing micropipette tips 0.1 - 100 ?µm. Vibration-free abrasive disc.

• Microelectrodes



• Glass Microelectrodes Borosilicate capillaries for micropipettes with or without filament are used for making microelectrodes and as sampling devices for biochemical analyses.

• Micromanipulators



• MM-33 The four-axis mechanical micromanipulator is used as an auxiliary in complex experiments or as a tutorial in tasks that do not require submicron positioning accuracy. It has a rotating base.

• MP-285 High precision motorized three-axis micromanipulator for patch-clamp, extracellular registration, microinjection, intracellular registration and precision robotic positioning techniques.

• MP-85 Classic 4-axis mechanical micromanipulator designed by Huxley. Ultra-precise displacement is performed by large micrometers located at the bottom (3 axes). The coarse micrometers are located on top (4 axes).

• MPC-200 Controller for simultaneous control of two MP-285 (MPC-385) and MP-225 (MPC-325) micromanipulators.

• MT-75 Stands to securely fasten the micromanipulator/perfusion system/etc. at the specified height and angle to the working area/bath/preparations.

• MT-78 FS Combination of the MT-78-FS fixed stage with Sutter's XY translator (motorized MT-800 or manual MT-500), for X-Y displacement of the microscope optical axis. Convenient and reliable for patch-clamp experiments.

• MT-1000/MT-2000/MT-2200 Set of three MT-75 stands (2 for micromanipulators + 1 for bathtub) around X-Y translation platform (MT-500) for microscope. Versatile solution for patch-clamp setup.

• XenoWorks XenoWorks Micromanipulator by Sutter is extremely stable and resistant to ambient vibration. It can be used in conjunction with the PrimeTech PMM-150FU Piezo Impact Drive for applications such as nuclear transfer and intracytoplasmic sperm injection.

• Quad Quad is the latest motorized micromanipulator with 4 axes. Easy to operate, it has a compact controller equipped with ROE.

• MP-225A The Sutter MP-225A motorized micromanipulator is an improved version of the MP-225. It combines the ROE and the rack controller unit into a single unit. It is an economical option for those who do not need all the features of the standard MP-285.

• MP-225 (discontinued) Motorized three-axis micromanipulator for positioning patch and intracellular pipettes. A simplified alternative to the MP-285.

• Microscopes



• MOM The Movable Objective Microscope is a versatile optical microscope that combines the functions of a light-field, fluorescence microscope and a confocal two-photon microscope.

• BOB With the Sutter BOB microscope, the traditional frame has been replaced by an optical frame, which creates the possibility to adjust the overall height of the instrument. Such options are not applicable to microscopes with traditional design.

• Accessories



• Lambda 10-2 Automated wheel for 10 filters with speed gate, controlled by a programmable controller and from a computer.

• Lambda 10-3 A system of three automated wheels of 10 filters with speed gates, controlled by a programmable controller and from a computer.

• Lambda 10-B High-speed automated wheel for 3 or 10 filters with speed gate, controlled by programmable controller and from computer.

• Lambda LS Xenon illumination system for microscopes, used with a liquid light guide and standard filter wheel. Connects to any microscope.

• LAMBDA SC SmartShutter microprocessor-based shutter controller. Supports the same command set as other Lambda controllers, but allows to increase shutter performance due to special control modes.

• Lambda VF-5 / VF-1 Excitation or emission fluorescence filters switches work in the range between 338-800 nm in 1 nm increments. Polarization independent. Control by keyboard or computer.

• Lambda TLED / TLED+ Lambda TLED/TLED+ are LED light sources for microscope illumination port and similar applications. Available in white or a variety of colors, including infrared.

• Lambda HPX The Lambda HPX is the latest generation of liquid-cooled LED light sources with high performance.

• SmartShutter High-speed optical shutter Sutter SmartShutter?® is designed with only one moving part, which virtually eliminates the effects of wear and markedly improves performance.

• Sutter Microscope Adapters Adapters to connect microscope illuminators, light guides, filter wheels and optical shutters to Zeiss, Leica, Olympus and other microscopes.

• Lambda 421 The Lambda 421 Optical Beam Combination System allows you to combine beams from multiple light sources arranged in any order.

• Lambda FLED The Lambda FLED is a high-power light source for fluorescence microscopy applications. In the FLED-DC configuration it can be used for high-speed switching between two LEDs.

• Lambda HPX-L5 The Lambda HPX-L5 is a high-power LED light source with a liquid light guide. It can be combined with FLED to create dual-channel system with any combination of wavelengths.

• Lambda 721 The Sutter Lambda 721 optical beam combining system allows you to combine beams from 7 or less independent LEDs installed in any sequence.

• Lambda OBC The Lambda OBC optical beam combiner is an original patented development by Sutter, which is a pentagon with four LED sources sending beams through a system of reflectors.

• Lambda DG-4 / DG-5 Plus (discontinued) Xenon illumination system for applications requiring fast wavelength switching (in 0.5 ms). Connects to any microscope.

• Lambda XL (discontinued) The Lambda XL is a highly stable light source with an extended lifetime. It has a wide emission spectrum and peak fluctuations of ?±1%. Two light guide options: for near UV and visible infrared.

• AD/DA Converters



• Dendrite The Sutter Dendrite?„? data acquisition, control and analysis system is suitable for those who want to combine an existing amplifier with the functionality of the SutterPatch software.

• Electrophysiology Software



• SutterPatch SutterPatch?® data collection, management, and analysis software has convenient functionality to control patch-clamp experiments and analyze the data obtained. There is support for dynamic clamping.

If you did not find an apparatus of interest in the list, please, call us or contact us via E-mail (see contacts).