How does Taconic Surgery design their cannulations for vascular access?
All of Taconic’s vascular cannulations terminate with an access port that exits the skin between the shoulder blades. These ports are made of plugged tubing and will accept 22 or 23 Gauge needles for flushing, filling and sampling. With this location, the rats and mice cannot reach the port to damage it, but they must be housed and shipped individually. Each cannulation procedure has a Care and Use document that is available in the Surgery section on Taconic.com. This document should be reviewed by staff prior to placing their order. Our surgical staff would be glad to discuss this in detail to assure successful use of our modified animals.
