Catheters and Extenders

Catheters

Part Number

Bead Color

Dead Volume

Description

Long Jugular

CX-2010S

Yellow

80 µl

Use to cannulate the jugular vein. 10-15 cm of catheter will lie outside the exit point, so animals with this catheter must be hooked to BASi Culex ® immediately after implantation. This catheter has only one colored bead anchored below the sleeve for identification. The other anchor bead is clear and adjustable.

Short Jugular

CX-2011S

Light blue

32 µl

Use to cannulate the jugular vein. Only the sleeve of this catheter will lie outside the exit point, so animals with this catheter can be returned to a home cage for recovery. When using this catheter to draw blood, you must use a jugular extender (CX-2031S) to hook the animal to BASi Culex ®.

Short Jugular - Straight Tip

CX-2011S-ST

Light blue

32 µl

Use to cannulate the jugular vein. Only the sleeve of this catheter will lie outside the exit point, so animals with this catheter can be returned to a home cage for recovery. When using this catheter to draw blood, you must use a jugular extender (CX-2031S) to hook the animal to BASi Culex ®.

Long Femoral

CX-2020S

Green

145 µl

Use to cannulate the femoral vein. 10-15 cm of catheter will lie outside the exit point, so animals with this catheter must be hooked to BASi Culex ® immediately after implantation. This catheter has only one colored bead anchored below the sleeve for identification. The other anchor bead is clear and adjustable.

Short Femoral

CX-2021S

Dark blue

56 µl

Use to cannulate the femoral vein. Only the sleeve of this catheter will lie outside the exit point, so animals with this catheter can be returned to a home cage for recovery. You must use a femoral extender (CX-2032S) to hook the animal to BASi Culex ®.

Carotid Catheter

CX-2012S

Red

25 µl

Use to cannulate the carotid artery. Only the sleeve of this catheter will lie outside the exit point, so animals with this catheter can be returned to a home cage for recovery. You must use an extender (use jugular extender CX-2031S, since there are no “carotid” extenders) to hook the animal to BASi Culex ®.

GI catheter

CX-8001S

White
(may look tan after sterilization)

56 µl

Use to cannulate the stomach, duodenum, or peritoneal cavity. This catheter is designed for dosing. Only the sleeve will lie outside the exit point, so animals with this catheter can be returned to a home cage for recovery. No extenders are needed for hooking animals to the Empis dosing accessory.

Bile duct catheter

CX-8000S

Black

55 µl

Use to cannulate the bile duct. Pair this catheter with a GI catheter in the duodenum to recirculate bile when you are not collecting. Only the sleeve of this catheter will lie outside the exit point, so animals can be returned to the home cage for recovery.

Portal Catheter/ Femoral Artery Catheter

CX-8002S

Orange

55 µl

Use to cannulate the portal vein. Alternatively, this catheter can be used to cannulate the femoral artery. Only the sleeve will lie outside the exit point, so animals can be returned to the home cage for recovery. Use a portal extender (CX-2033S) to hook the animal to BASi Culex ®.

Mouse Jugular

CX-2022S

Light blue

6 µl

Use to cannulate the jugular vein of a mouse. Only the sleeve of the catheter will lie outside the exit point. Extenders should not be used to hook the animal to BASi Culex ®.

Mouse Carotid

CX-2052S

Red

14.5 µl

Use to cannulate the carotid artery of a mouse. Only the sleeve of this catheter will lie outside the exit point. Extenders should not be used to hook the animal to BASi Culex ®.

Mouse GI

CX-8003S

White
(may look tan after sterilization)

8 µl

Use to cannulate the stomach or duodenum of a mouse. Only the sleeve will lie outside the exit point. Use this catheter for dosing, either manually or with the Empis accessory.

Extenders

Part Number

Bead Color

Dead Volume

Description

Short Jugular Extender

CX-2031S

Light blue

48 µl

Use to hook an animal cannulated with a short jugular catheter to BASi Culex ®. Bead colors will match.

Short Femoral Extender

CX-2032S

Dark blue

88 µl

Use to hook an animal cannulated with a short femoral catheter to BASi Culex ®. Bead colors will match.

G.I. Catheter Extender

CX-2029S

No bead

186 µl

Use to orally dose an animal manually from outside the cage. If you are dosing via Empis rather than manually, do not use an extender. GI extenders have a larger volume than venous catheter extenders, and designed to connect to a luer hub syringe.

Catheter Extender

CX-2030S

No bead

22 µl

Use to dose an animal manually from outside the cage. This can be used with any rat catheter for dosing. If you are dosing via Empis rather than manually, do not use an extender. Do not use to hook an animal to BASi Culex !

Portal Extender

CX-2033S

Orange

48 µl

Use to hook an animal cannulated with a portal vein catheter (either in the portal vein OR in the femoral artery) to BASi Culex ®.  Bead colors will match.

Crossover Extender

CX-2034S

No bead

140 µl

Use to hook an animal cannulated with a peripheral vein catheter when performing first pass metabolism experiments using the BASi Culex ®. This extender will connect the animal with the second BASi Culex ® Controller for blood sampling.