Femoral Vein Catheter                                     Back

Specifications:  Port Length:  20-25 mm; Catheter Body: large, 160-170 mm; medium, 140-150 mm; small, 120-130 mm Length 
Intravascular Tippet Length:  30-40 mm

Procedural Overview:  Femoral Vein Catheterization

Skin incision sites:  Left or right groin (femoral) area, approximately 1.5 cm; Dorsal thoracic, between the scapulae, approximately 5 mm.

Venotomy site: Femoral vein.

Intravascular catheter tip location: Inferior vena cava.

Catheter fill/lock solution: Heparinized glycerol (Burr’s solution) or heparinized 50% dextrose solution.

Skin incision closure: 9mm AutoclipsÒ

All surgical procedures, and experimental manipulations, should be conducted with approved protocols by trained personnel with the appropriate veterinary guidance. Please refer to the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, National Academy of Science, 1996.

Femoral Artery Catheter                                                            Back

Specifications: Port Length:  20-25 mm; Catheter Body: large, 160-170 mm; medium, 140-150 mm; small, 120-130 mm Length

Intravascular Tippet Length:  30-40 mm

Procedural Overview:  Femoral Artery Catheterization

Skin incision sites:  Left or right groin (femoral) area, approximately 1.5 cm; Dorsal thoracic, between the scapulae, approximately 5 mm.

Arteriotomy site:  Femoral artery.

Intravascular catheter tip location:  Dorsal aorta. 

Catheter fill/lock solution:  Heparinized glycerol (Burr’s solution) or heparinized 50% dextrose solution

Skin incision closure:  9mm AutoclipsÒ.

Trained personnel with the appropriate veterinary guidance should conduct all surgical procedures, and experimental manipulations, with approved protocols. Please refer to the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, National Academy of Science, 1996.