Myocardial Ischemia Surgical Kit
Mouse and rat myocardial ischemia surgical kit for small-animal cardiac model work, configured around the tool groups that matter during compact thoracic procedures: straight and curved scissors, fine tweezers, mosquito forceps, vessel clips with 10 cm clip forceps, blunt retraction, tungsten-jaw needle holding, suture needles, and #4-0/#6-0 non-absorbable sutures. Use it when the lab needs a procedure-focused cardiovascular surgery tray rather than a generic dissection kit, with anesthesia, warming, ventilation, magnification, and sterile-field setup planned separately.
Louise Corscadden, PhD
Neuroscience · ConductScience
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Overview
The Myocardial Ischemia Surgical Kit is a small-animal cardiac surgery instrument kit for mouse and rat myocardial ischemia model development. It combines the hand instruments and closure materials needed around a compact thoracic surgical field, including straight and curved scissors, fine eye tweezers, straight and curved mosquito forceps, straight blood vessel clips, clip forceps, a blunt retractor, a tungsten-jaw needle holder, suture needles, and non-absorbable sutures.
For laboratories building a mouse myocardial ischemia or rat myocardial ischemia workflow, the value of the kit is that the critical instrument groups are specified together. Cutting tools support access and dissection, fine tweezers and mosquito forceps support tissue handling and exposure, vessel clips and clip forceps support temporary vessel control, and the included needle holder, needles, and sutures support closure planning.
Scientific Use
Myocardial ischemia and infarction model work is technically sensitive because the operative field is small, cardiac and vascular tissue handling must be controlled, and setup consistency affects reproducibility. A procedure-specific instrument set helps standardize the surgical station before animals are prepared, reducing last-minute substitution between general dissection tools and cardiac surgery tools.
The kit is intended for myocardial ischemia development in mice and rats. Build the surrounding station with anesthesia, ventilation or auxiliary respiration when needed, warming, magnification, sterile-field preparation, and trained surgical workflow support selected around animal size, model design, and surgeon preference.
Buying Fit
Choose this kit when the purchasing need is a ready cardiac surgery instrument set rather than a broad teaching kit or a general surgery tray. The included vessel-control and closure components make it a closer fit for small-animal cardiovascular model preparation than a basic dissection kit, while the mouse and rat compatibility keeps the listing useful for labs that run more than one rodent model.
Features & Benefits
Model fit
- Mouse and rat myocardial ischemia model work
Kit scope
- 15 included instrument and closure-material line items
Cutting & handling
- Straight surgical scissors, straight/curved eye scissors, eye tweezers, and mosquito forceps
Vessel control
- Straight vessel clips with 0.7 cm jaws plus 10 cm clip forceps
Closure materials
- 3/8 and 1/2 suture needle packs with #4-0 and #6-0 non-absorbable sutures
Plan separately
- Anesthesia, ventilation or auxiliary respiration, warming, magnification, and sterile-field setup
Practical Tips
Confirm the myocardial ischemia model, target species, animal weight range, and closure preference before ordering.
Why: Small differences in animal size and surgical approach can change instrument handling and suture requirements.
Plan ventilation or auxiliary respiration, anesthesia delivery, and body-temperature maintenance at the same time as the instrument kit.
Why: Small-animal myocardial ischemia workflows often require more than hand instruments to maintain a stable surgical setup.
Separate cutting, tissue handling, vessel control, retraction, and closure instruments before the first animal.
Why: A repeatable layout reduces handling delays during time-sensitive cardiac surgery steps.
Setup Guide
What’s in the Box
- 1 x surgical scissors, straight, sharp/sharp, 12.5 cm
- 2 x eye scissors, straight, sharp/sharp, 10 cm
- 2 x eye scissors, curved, sharp/sharp, 10 cm
- 2 x eye tweezers, straight, 0.8 mm tips, 10 cm
- 4 x eye tweezers, 45 degree curved, 0.8 mm tips, 10 cm
- 4 x mosquito forceps, straight, 1.2 mm tips, 12.5 cm
- 4 x mosquito forceps, curved, 1.2 mm tips, 12.5 cm
- 1 x needle holder with tungsten jaw insert, 13 cm
- 1 x straight blood vessel clip pack, 0.7 cm jaw, 1.8 cm overall
- 1 x blood vessel clip forceps, 10 cm
- 1 x 2x2 blunt retractor, 10 mm spread, 2 cm
- 1 x 3/8 suture needle pack, 4 x 10
- 1 x 1/2 suture needle pack, 4 x 10
- 1 x #4-0 non-absorbable sutures, 15 x 60 cm
- 1 x #6-0 non-absorbable sutures, 20 x 60 cm
Warranty
Support, replacement, and fulfillment terms are confirmed with the final quote and institutional purchasing requirements.
Compliance
What makes this different from a general surgical kit?
This kit is organized around mouse and rat myocardial ischemia model work. It includes small-field cutting tools, eye tweezers, mosquito forceps, vessel clips, clip forceps, a blunt retractor, needle holder, suture needles, and #4-0/#6-0 non-absorbable sutures rather than only general dissection instruments.
What is included in the kit?
The kit includes straight surgical scissors, straight and curved eye scissors, straight and 45 degree curved eye tweezers, straight and curved mosquito forceps, a tungsten-jaw needle holder, straight blood vessel clips, 10 cm clip forceps, a 2x2 blunt retractor, 3/8 and 1/2 suture needle packs, and #4-0/#6-0 non-absorbable sutures.
Are vessel clips and clip forceps included?
Yes. The kit includes a pack of straight blood vessel clips with 0.7 cm jaws and a 10 cm blood vessel clip forceps for handling the clips during the workflow.
Is this closer to a cardiovascular surgery kit or a general surgery kit?
It is closer to a procedure-specific cardiovascular surgery kit. The vessel-control tools, fine eye instruments, mosquito forceps, blunt retractor, and closure materials make it more specific to small-animal cardiac model work than a general surgery tray.
What support equipment should be planned separately?
Plan anesthesia, ventilation or auxiliary respiration when required by the protocol, body-temperature maintenance, surgical magnification, sterile preparation, and monitoring separately from this instrument kit.
Can this be used for both mouse and rat workflows?
The kit is specified for myocardial ischemia development in mice and rats. Confirm the animal size range, closure preference, and surgeon workflow before ordering if your lab uses a tightly defined model or strain.
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