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Intrathecal Catheter                                            


 

 

Specifications:  Port Length  35-40 mm

 Intravascular Tippet Length:  80-90 mm
 

Procedural Overview:  Intrathecal Catheterization

 Skin incision sites:  Catheter insertion site:  Dorsal neck, between base of skull and first vertebra, approximately 1 cm; Catheter externalization site:  Dorsocranial skin puncture via 18 gauge needle.
 

Durotomy site: Cisterna magna.
 

Intravascular catheter tip location: Lumbar region of the spinal cord.  Stylet must be removed after placement.
 

Catheter fill/lock solution: Artificial CSF.
 

Skin incision closure: Catheter insertion site: 9 mm AutoclipsÒ; Catheter externalization site:  cyanoacrylate wound glue.
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.

 

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