Complete Thermal System

Overview

The Complete Thermal System is the thermal-support controller kit for small-animal research teams that need active body-temperature maintenance around anesthesia, surgery, stereotaxic preparation, ischemia workflows, catheter work, or postoperative warming. The page is structured as a selectable family: a 1-channel controller kit for one subject or a 4-channel controller kit when the lab needs independent warming and monitoring across multiple animals or work positions.

The 1-channel configuration includes the controller, one 120 x 205 mm heating blanket, and one 1.5 mm rectal probe. The 4-channel configuration includes the controller, two 120 x 205 mm heating blankets, and two 1.5 mm rectal probes, with independent warming planning for up to four animals when additional pads and probes are configured. That makes the buying decision concrete: channel count, animal size, blanket footprint, probe size, and adjacent anesthesia or surgical hardware can be reviewed together before purchase.

For a scientist, the key value is closed-loop planning rather than simply adding a warm pad to the bench. The controller pathway adjusts output to the heating element based on probe feedback, while the multi-channel configuration displays both pad set temperature and rectal temperature feedback, supports pad or probe control modes, allows upper and lower temperature limits, and supports a 10-50 C target-temperature setup with 0.1 C resolution.

Scientific Use

Small animals lose heat quickly during anesthesia and surgical exposure, and thermal instability can change physiology, anesthetic recovery timing, and model reproducibility. This thermal system is useful when the study requires a more controlled warming plan than passive insulation, especially for rodent surgery, stereotaxic work, myocardial or cerebral ischemia preparation, intubation-adjacent procedures, perfusion setup, and recovery-support stations.

Use the blanket and probe selection to match the animal and station: mouse workflows can use the 1.5 mm x 15 mm rectal probe and smaller blanket options, while rat workflows can use the 2.0 mm x 30 mm probe and larger blanket formats. The page also sits naturally with ConductScience anesthesia machines, induction chambers, cone masks, stereotaxic masks, surgical kits, and microscopes when the lab is building a complete station.

Buying Fit

Choose the 1-channel controller kit when one mouse or rat procedure station needs direct body-temperature support. Choose the 4-channel controller kit when the lab needs multi-animal warming, multiple surgical positions, or a shared thermal station. Choose the Small Animal Anesthesia and Homeothermic System when the lab wants anesthesia delivery and body-temperature maintenance integrated into the same machine purchase.