Model Animal Surgical Kit
Model animal surgical kit for dissection, isolation, and operational experiments across fruit flies, zebrafish, insects, nematodes, toads, and mice, with Vannas scissors, IRIS scissors, micro tweezers, ophthalmic tweezers, a 2 mm surgical knife, #3 handle with #11 blades, micro curette, #00 insect pins, and spinal cord destruction needles.
Louise Corscadden, PhD
Director of Science · ConductScience
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Overview
The Model Animal Surgical Kit is a multi-model dissection and isolation instrument set for laboratories working across small model organisms and mice. The kit scope names fruit flies, zebrafish, insects, nematodes, toads, and mice, so the page is positioned as a shared model-animal bench kit rather than a single-species surgery tray.
The kit includes straight Vannas scissors, straight IRIS scissors, straight #5 micro tweezers, straight titanium #5 micro tweezers, straight ophthalmic tweezers, a 2 mm surgical knife, a #3 handle with #11 blades, a 2.5 mm micro curette, #00 insect pins, and 12.5 cm spinal cord destruction needles.
Scientific Use
Use this kit when a bench needs small-organism dissection, isolation, pinning, fine handling, micro cutting, micro curettage, or mouse-adjacent preparation from one instrument set. It is especially useful for mixed model-animal labs where fruit fly, zebrafish, insect, nematode, toad, and mouse workflows share bench space but still need fine instruments.
Pair the kit with the selected stereomicroscope or microscope, dissection board or dish, pins, organism handling tools, anesthesia or immobilization method when appropriate, sample containers, waste path, and downstream imaging or analysis hardware used by the lab workflow.
Buying Fit
Choose this kit when the lab needs a compact multi-model animal instrument set. Choose Rodent Dissection Kit when the work is primarily mouse/rat anatomy, Frogs Research Surgical Kit when the work is amphibian physiology, or individual Vannas, tweezer, pin, and curette pages when only one replacement family is needed.
Features & Benefits
Model fit
- Fruit fly, zebrafish, insect, nematode, toad, and mouse model-animal workflows
Kit scope
- 11 included micro cutting, fine handling, pinning, curette, knife, blade, and spinal-needle line items
Micro cutting & handling
- Straight Vannas scissors, straight IRIS scissors, #5 micro tweezers, titanium #5 micro tweezers, and ophthalmic tweezers
Knife, blade & curette
- 2 mm surgical knife, #3 surgical handle with #11 blade pack, and 2.5 mm micro curette
Pins & spinal needles
- #00 insect pins, 40 mm x 0.27 mm, pack of 100, and 12.5 cm spinal cord destruction needles, pack of 10
Plan separately
- Microscope or stereomicroscope, dissection dish or board, organism handling supplies, sample containers, waste path, and downstream imaging or analysis equipment
Practical Tips
Use this kit when the bench supports multiple compact model animals rather than a single rodent, frog, or stereotaxic workflow.
Why: The kit scope spans fruit flies, zebrafish, insects, nematodes, toads, and mice.
Review whether the workflow needs micro cutting, fine tweezers, pinning, micro curettage, spinal needles, or all of these groups.
Why: The kit deliberately combines small-organism and mouse-adjacent tools that may otherwise be sourced separately.
Plan microscope access, dissection support, pins, sample containers, and imaging or analysis handoff before finalizing the order.
Why: Model-animal dissection and isolation workflows depend heavily on the bench environment around the instrument kit.
Setup Guide
What’s in the Box
- 1 x Vannas scissors, straight, 0.1 mm tips, bevel blades, 8.5 cm
- 1 x IRIS scissors, straight, sharp/sharp, 9 cm
- 1 x micro tweezers #5, straight, 0.15 x 0.10 mm tips, 11 cm
- 1 x titanium micro tweezers #5, straight, 0.1 x 0.06 mm tips, 11 cm
- 1 x ophthalmic tweezers, straight, 0.8 mm tips, 10 cm
- 1 x surgical knife, 2 mm blade, 11.5 cm
- 1 x surgical handle with ruler #3, 12 cm
- 1 x surgical blade #11 pack, pack of 10
- 1 x micro curette, 2.5 mm diameter, 11 cm
- 1 x insect pins #00, 40 mm x 0.27 mm diameter, pack of 100
- 1 x spinal cord destruction needle pack, 12.5 cm, pack of 10
Warranty
Support, replacement, and fulfillment terms are confirmed with the final quote and institutional purchasing requirements.
Compliance
What is included in the Model Animal Surgical Kit?
The kit includes 11 component lines: straight Vannas scissors, straight IRIS scissors, straight #5 micro tweezers, straight titanium #5 micro tweezers, straight ophthalmic tweezers, a 2 mm surgical knife, #3 handle with #11 blades, 2.5 mm micro curette, #00 insect pins, and 12.5 cm spinal cord destruction needles.
Which model animals is this kit planned around?
The kit scope names fruit flies, zebrafish, insects, nematodes, toads, and mice for dissection, isolation, and related operational experiments.
How is this different from a rodent dissection kit?
Rodent dissection kits focus on mouse and rat anatomy. This kit is broader across compact model organisms and includes #00 insect pins, micro curette, spinal cord destruction needles, and a combination of Vannas, IRIS, micro, titanium, and ophthalmic fine instruments.
What should be planned with this kit?
A complete bench may also need a microscope or stereomicroscope, dissection dish or board, organism handling supplies, sample containers, pinning support, waste path, and downstream imaging or analysis equipment.
Can ConductScience review the final station configuration?
Yes. The kit can be quote-reviewed with adjacent ConductScience microscopes, dissection kits, pins, fine tweezers, Vannas scissors, and small-animal surgical instrument families around the lab workflow.
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