Small-Animal Bone Instruments
Selectable small-animal bone instruments for orthopedic, spinal, skeletal-access, and surgical tray workflows, with Beebee bone cutters, single-action and double-action bone cutters, heavy and Friedman-Pearson bone rongeurs, stainless steel bone plates, and nerve-root exfoliation instruments, covering 10 cm to 25 cm tools, 12 mm to 25 mm cutting edges, 0.5 mm to 2.0 mm rongeur cup sizes, and 16 mm to 26 mm bone plates.
Louise Corscadden, PhD
Neuroscience ยท ConductScience
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Overview
The Small-Animal Bone Instruments page gives research labs one comparison surface for orthopedic and skeletal-access instruments used in small-animal surgical tray buildouts. The product family includes Beebee bone cutters, single-action bone cutters, double-action bone cutters, heavy bone rongeurs, Friedman-Pearson bone rongeurs, stainless steel bone plates, and nerve-root exfoliation instruments.
The selection value is matching instrument geometry to the bony or perineural task. Bone cutters cover straight sharp and straight jaw cutting choices with 12 mm to 25 mm cutting edges. Bone rongeurs cover 0.5 mm, 0.7 mm, 1.0 mm, and 2.0 mm cup sizes for controlled bone removal or trimming decisions. Bone plates provide stainless steel 16 mm, 21 mm, and 26 mm options for small-animal orthopedic planning, while nerve-root exfoliation instruments provide hook and rounded-tip separator options for delicate nerve-adjacent access.
Scientific Use
Small-animal bone instruments are practical for orthopedic microsurgery, spinal access, skeletal exposure, bone-window preparation, trimming and removal of small bony structures, rodent and rabbit surgical tray refreshes, and procedure-specific surgical stations that need more than soft-tissue instruments. The source bone-plate description specifically identifies small animals such as rats, cats, and rabbits, and the broader ConductScience surgery catalog uses these tools alongside needle holders, hemostatic forceps, fine tweezers, scissors, blades, sutures, anesthesia, warming, and magnification.
This listing is intentionally separate from full orthopedic or spinal kits. Choose the Orthopedic Microsurgery Kit or a procedure kit when the lab needs a complete tray; choose this page when the purchase is specifically for a replacement or add-on cutter, rongeur, bone plate, or nerve-root separator.
Buying Fit
Choose this page when the lab needs to standardize small-animal skeletal-access components across an existing station. The selectable family keeps low-cost bone plates, mid-range cutters, and higher-grip rongeur options in one review surface so procurement can match the instrument to the intended working depth, cutting edge, cup size, and adjacent surgical setup.
Features & Benefits
Configuration
- Bone plate, stainless steel, 16 mm, 3 holes, 1.5 mm thick, 4 mm wide
- Bone plate, stainless steel, 21 mm, 4 holes, 1.5 mm thick, 4 mm wide
- Bone plate, stainless steel, 26 mm, 5 holes, 1.5 mm thick, 4 mm wide
- Beebee bone cutter, straight sharp tip, 10 cm
- Single-action bone cutter, straight, 12 mm cutting edge, 12.5 cm
- Single-action bone cutter, straight, 20 mm cutting edge, 14 cm
- Single-action bone cutter, straight, 23 mm cutting edge, 17 cm
- Single-action bone cutter, straight, 25 mm cutting edge, 19 cm
- Double-action bone cutter, straight, 20 mm cutting edge, 15 cm
- Double-action bone cutter, straight, 25 mm cutting edge, 18 cm
- Heavy bone rongeur, light curved, 2.0 mm cup, 14.5 cm
- Friedman-Pearson bone rongeur, straight, 0.5 mm cup, 14.5 cm
- Friedman-Pearson bone rongeur, straight, 0.7 mm cup, 14.5 cm
- Friedman-Pearson bone rongeur, straight, 1.0 mm cup, 14.5 cm
- Friedman-Pearson bone rongeur, light curved, 0.5 mm cup, 14.5 cm
- Friedman-Pearson bone rongeur, light curved, 0.7 mm cup, 14.5 cm
- Friedman-Pearson bone rongeur, light curved, 1.0 mm cup, 14.5 cm
- Nerve-root exfoliation set, 3 pieces, 25 cm
- Nerve-root exfoliation instrument, one hook and one round tip, 5 mm, 25 cm
- Nerve-root exfoliation instrument, two round tips, 3 mm, 25 cm
- Nerve-root exfoliation instrument, two round tips, 5 mm, 25 cm
Instrument groups
- Bone cutters, bone rongeurs, bone plates, and nerve-root exfoliation instruments
Cutting range
- Straight sharp Beebee cutter plus 12 mm, 20 mm, 23 mm, and 25 mm straight cutter edge options
Rongeur cup range
- 0.5 mm, 0.7 mm, 1.0 mm, and 2.0 mm cup options in straight or light-curved profiles
Bone plate sizes
- Stainless steel plates: 16 mm three-hole, 21 mm four-hole, and 26 mm five-hole; 1.5 mm thick and 4 mm wide
Working length
- 10 cm to 25 cm depending on selected cutter, rongeur, or nerve-root exfoliation configuration
Use fit
- Orthopedic access, skeletal trimming, spinal access, small-animal plating, nerve-adjacent separation, and surgical tray completion
Practical Tips
Include the target species and procedure context in the quote request.
Why: Mouse and rat small-animal orthopedic access, bone cutting, rongeur work, plating, and tray completion workflows may require different handling scale and support components.
Review anesthesia and animal-support equipment alongside the surgical kit.
Why: Surgical instruments are only one part of a reproducible small-animal procedure setup.
Treat exact kit contents as quote-confirmed rather than fixed from the preview page.
Why: This keeps the public listing accurate while allowing the final configuration to match the lab workflow.
Setup Guide
What’s in the Box
- 1 x selected small-animal bone instrument or bone-plate configuration
- Configuration selected by cutter, rongeur, bone plate, or nerve-root exfoliation pattern, plus cutting edge, jaw action, cup size, plate size, tip geometry, and length where applicable
Warranty
Support, replacement, and fulfillment terms are confirmed with the final quote and institutional purchasing requirements.
Compliance
Which Small-Animal Bone Instruments configurations are available?
The page includes Beebee bone cutters, single-action bone cutters, double-action bone cutters, heavy bone rongeurs, Friedman-Pearson bone rongeurs, stainless steel bone plates, and nerve-root exfoliation instruments.
When should I choose a bone cutter versus a rongeur?
Choose a bone cutter when the workflow needs a defined cutting edge for dividing or trimming bone. Choose a rongeur when the operator needs controlled bite-by-bite removal or shaping with a cup-style jaw.
What do the bone-plate dimensions mean?
The selectable bone plates are stainless steel, 1.5 mm thick and 4 mm wide, with 16 mm three-hole, 21 mm four-hole, and 26 mm five-hole length options for small-animal orthopedic planning.
When are nerve-root exfoliation instruments useful?
The nerve-root exfoliation configurations provide hook and rounded-tip separator options for orthopedic or spinal workflows where the lab needs a smooth separator profile near nerve-adjacent anatomy.
How is this different from the Orthopedic Microsurgery Kit?
Use this page when the purchase is a selectable cutter, rongeur, bone plate, or nerve-root separator. Use the Orthopedic Microsurgery Kit when the lab wants a broader procedure tray assembled around orthopedic microsurgery.
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