SutterPatch® Data Acquisition, Management and Analysis Software

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SutterPatch® is Sutter Instrument's full-featured electrophysiology data acquisition, management, and analysis software for Windows and macOS. Built on Igor Pro, bundled free with all Sutter amplifier systems, with free lifetime technical support.

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Features

SutterPatch® — The Electrophysiology Software Standard

SutterPatch® is Sutter Instrument's full-featured electrophysiology data acquisition, management, and analysis software for Windows and macOS. Bundled with all Sutter Instrument Patch Clamp Amplifier Systems (dPatch®, IPA®, Double IPA®, Dendrite™). Built on the latest version of Igor Pro by WaveMetrics, SutterPatch provides immediate access to Igor's powerful scientific and engineering analysis tools.

Core Capabilities

Complete data acquisition, management, and analysis for electrophysiology
Compatible with dPatch®, IPA®, Double IPA®, and Dendrite™ systems
Real-time measurements: I-V curves, time course plots (up to 8 simultaneous analysis graphs)
650+ metadata attributes for comprehensive, automatic experiment documentation
Scope Window: 2D and innovative 3D display modes; Overview Navigator
Dynamic clamp (with dPatch) — update rates up to 500 kHz; no scripting required
Waveform Editor for complex stimulus patterns and user-defined templates
Paradigms and Routines for complete, reproducible experimental control
Membrane Test — continuous cell health and quality control monitoring
Data Navigator — structured, panoramic experiment overview
Solution Editor — solution tracking and direct control of solution switchers
Publication-quality graphics; easy export to Microsoft Excel
Free updates; actively developed

Application Modules

Synaptic Event Detection Module — high-performance deconvolution algorithm for detecting miniature synaptic events on noisy backgrounds
Action Potential Analysis Module — phase plane plots, timing and waveform statistics
Single-Channel Analysis Module — all-points histogram, idealized traces, duration and amplitude distributions, scatter plots
Camera Module — document the identity and condition of recorded cells

Applications of SutterPatch® Software

Single-channel recordings
Auditory research and other rapidly changing signal recordings
Tissue slice recordings
Cultured cell experiments
Cell line studies from adherent or dispersed cells
Optogenetics
Nanopore and nanogap research

Specifications

Platform: Igor Pro 9 / 10 (WaveMetrics) – multi-user 3-seat license included
Compatible hardware: dPatch®; IPA®; Double IPA®; Dendrite™
OS (IPA / Dendrite): Windows 10 (64-bit) or macOS 10.14 or later
OS (dPatch): Windows 10 (64-bit) or macOS 10.14 or later
Processor: Dual-core i5 (minimum)
Memory (min, IPA/Dendrite): 3 GB RAM
Memory (min, dPatch): 6 GB RAM
Memory (recommended, dPatch): 16 GB RAM
Storage: 500 GB SSD (minimum)
Display (min): 1024 × 768
Display (recommended): 1920 × 1080 (Full HD)
USB (IPA / Dendrite): 1 available USB 2.0 High Speed port
USB (dPatch): 1 available USB 3.0 SuperSpeed port (main board only)
Metadata attributes: 650+
Dynamic clamp update rate: up to 500 kHz (dPatch only)

Components

Standard system components

DPATCH dPatch® Digital Patch Clamp Amplifier System (includes SutterPatch® and Igor Pro® license)
IPA IPA® Integrated Patch Clamp Amplifier (includes SutterPatch® and Igor Pro® license)
IPA-2 Double IPA® Integrated Patch Clamp Amplifier (includes SutterPatch® and Igor Pro® license)
DENDRITE Dendrite™ Data Acquisition System (includes SutterPatch® and Igor Pro® license)

Publications

Dolzer J (2021): Patch Clamp Technology in the Twenty-First Century. In: Dallas M., Bell D. (eds) Patch Clamp Electrophysiology. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2188. Humana, New York, NY. doi:10.1007/978-1-0716-0818-0_2
Experiments of interest involving Sutter Instrument amplifier systems and SutterPatch® software. PDF list of publications

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