Innovive Mouse Cage Bottom prefilled with 1/8 in. Corn Cob Bedding Case of 50 Bottoms

Innovive Innocage® Disposable Mouse Cage Bottoms, Prefilled with 1/8-inch Corn Cob Bedding (M-BTM-C8) – Case of 50

The Innovive M-BTM-C8 is a high-purity, disposable mouse cage bottom component engineered exclusively for integration into the Innorack® IVC (Individually Ventilated Caging) Mouse 3.5 and Static Mouse Systems. Molded from premium, 100% Bisphenol-A (BPA)-free polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic, this cage bottom arrives pre-validated and prefilled with a certified, precision-metered layer of 1/8-inch corn cob bedding. Supplied as a commercial facility logistics case of 50 prefilled bottoms, this system is double-bagged, tracking-coded, and fully gamma-irradiated to eliminate the extensive labor, washing, and autoclave validation cycles required by traditional reusable caging lines.

Technical Performance & Design

• BPA-Free PET Optical Clarity: Fabricated from high-grade, structurally rigid PET plastic that offers pristine optical transparency, allowing facility technicians and veterinary staff to perform non-invasive daily animal health checks without disturbing the cage seal.
• 1/8-Inch Tracked Corn Cob Bedding: Prefilled with a precise, dust-free volume of natural, crushed corn cob granules graded to a 1/8-inch screen size. This dense substrate provides excellent bottom-up absorption of liquid waste, holds up exceptionally well against ammonia gas production, and maintains a dry surface environment preferred by many standard rodent strains.
• Validated Gamma Irradiation: Every lot undergoes a validated sterilization cycle and is backed by a verifiable Certificate of Analysis (CoA). This ensures a pathogen-free baseline that safeguards transgenic, immunocompromised, or high-purity research mouse cohorts.
• Stackable, Low-Waste Disposal: Designed for efficient vivarium waste management. Used cages nest tightly together to minimize the physical volume of solid waste bags, and the clean PET resin can enter standard plastic recycling streams once bedding is cleared.

Product Specifications

• Model Number / SKU: M-BTM-C8 (Innocage® Specialized Prefilled Series)
• Primary Manufacturer: Innovive®, Inc.
• System Compatibility: Fits standard Innocage® Universal Mouse Lids (such as the MVX2 Dual Filter Lid), Innorack® IVC Racks, and feeder inserts (such as the M-FEED tray)
• Bedding Media Class: Natural Crushed Corn Cob (1/8-inch particulate grade)
• Material Chemistry: 100% Virgin Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) | Certified BPA-Free
• Cage Floor Surface Area: Nominal 75 sq. inches ($\approx 483\text{ cm}^2$)
• Sterility Status: Pre-sterilized via factory gamma irradiation (Double-bagged enclosure)
• Biochemical Profile: Certified free of detectable screen contaminants, heavy metals, pesticides, or chemical residues
• Packaging Configuration: Case of 50 Prefilled Bottoms (Arranged as nested, sleeve-protected rows within a track-coded master shipping container)

Key Benefits & Applications

• High-Throughput Vivarium Efficiency: Completely removes the facility bottlenecks of dumping bedding, washing cages, and operating heavy autoclaves. Clean cages are pulled directly from shipping boxes and snapped onto the racks, slashing operational labor overhead.
• GLP and Toxicological Validation: Ensures a completely uniform, factory-metered chemical baseline across every cage unit, preventing the variable moisture or allergen spikes typical of uneven, manual bedding dispensers.
• Bio-Containment and Quarantine Operations: Ideal for hazardous study loops, chemical carcinogen screens, or satellite quarantine centers where retaining single-use, easily bagged disposable hardware prevents cross-contamination risks.
• Disaster Readiness and Facility Backup: Acts as an instantly deployable contingency reserve, allowing facilities to maintain normal cage change schedules during main steam line failures, water outages, or unexpected staffing shortages.

Innovive®, Innocage®, and Innorack® are registered commercial trademarks of Innovive, Inc. SKU M-BTM-C8 specifies the 1/5-inch deep prefilled 1/8-inch corn cob variant. For specific behavioral or breeding studies requiring softer alternative floor substrates, companion variants prefilled with pure Alpha-Dri® (M-BTM-AD) or Alpha-Dri® Plus (M-BTM-AD+) are also available.