Water-Heated Small Animal Surgical Platform
Water-heated mouse and rat surgical platform system with a recirculating pump, stainless steel warmed surgical pad options, room-temperature to 60 C water-temperature setting, real-time temperature display, depletion and over-temperature protection, and optional mask-bracket planning for anesthesia-integrated rodent surgery stations.
Overview
The Water-Heated Small Animal Surgical Platform is a circulating-water surgical warming platform for mouse and rat procedure stations. It pairs a water recirculating pump with stainless steel surgical-pad configurations so the animal can be positioned on a warmed surface during anesthesia-supported surgery, stereotaxic-adjacent preparation, catheter work, ischemia model work, and other temperature-sensitive rodent workflows.
The source family separates the buying decision into practical station formats: a 240 x 240 mm mouse pad, a 310 x 290 mm mouse/rat pad, and a mouse raised-head adaptor platform. The pump provides a room-temperature to 60 C water-temperature setting and real-time water-temperature display, while the platform path supports uniform water heating through the pad surface. Depletion and over-temperature protection are included in the source specification so the warming path can be reviewed as part of the surgical station, not as a loose bench accessory.
For labs running inhalation anesthesia, the platform can be planned with a mask bracket and compatible mouse or rat concentric tubing masks. That matters because warming, animal position, head access, gas delivery, and waste-gas routing have to fit the same physical setup during a procedure.
Scientific Use
Small animals lose heat rapidly during anesthesia and surgical exposure, and uncontrolled temperature drift can affect physiology, recovery timing, and model consistency. A water-heated platform gives the station a stable warmed surface directly under the animal, making it useful for rodent survival surgery, cardiovascular or ischemia preparation, stereotaxic-adjacent procedures, catheter work, imaging preparation, and procedures where the animal remains on a pad or platform for an extended period.
The raised-head adaptor path is useful when the lab needs to align the head and body while maintaining a warmed support surface. The larger mouse/rat pad is useful when a shared rodent station needs one platform size for multiple animal models, while the smaller mouse pad keeps the footprint tighter for mouse-only benches.
Buying Fit
Choose this page when the lab wants a water-heated surgical surface with pump-driven circulation and surgical-pad positioning. Choose the Complete Thermal System when closed-loop blanket and rectal-probe control is the main need, and choose the Small Animal Anesthesia and Homeothermic System when anesthesia delivery and temperature support should be reviewed as one machine-level purchase.
Features & Benefits
Configuration
- Mouse platform, 240 x 240 mm pad
- Mouse and rat platform, 310 x 290 mm pad
- Mouse raised-head adaptor platform
Heating method
- Water recirculating pump heats the stainless steel surgical pad surface
Temperature range
- Room temperature to 60 C water-temperature setting with real-time display
Pad sizes
- 240 x 240 mm mouse pad and 310 x 290 mm mouse/rat pad
Safety path
- Water-depletion and over-temperature alarm/off-power protection planning
Plan with
- Anesthesia machine, concentric tubing masks, mask bracket, induction chamber, scavenging, monitoring, and surgical instruments
Practical Tips
Choose pad size first, then decide whether the workflow needs the raised-head mouse adaptor or the larger shared rodent platform.
Why: The source family separates practical buying paths by pad footprint and platform geometry, so configuration choice should come before accessories.
Plan the bracket, mask size, tubing, and scavenging route while selecting the platform, not after the pad arrives.
Why: The warmed surface, head position, and gas-delivery path share the same bench space during mouse and rat surgery.
Use this water-heated platform with a clear temperature-check workflow and pair it with monitoring or probe-based thermal control when the study requires tighter feedback.
Why: Water heating gives a uniform warmed surface, while some studies also need core-temperature monitoring or closed-loop thermal control.
Setup Guide
What’s in the Box
- Selected water-heated surgical platform configuration
- Water recirculating pump with room-temperature to 60 C adjustment path
- Source-backed surgical pad size planning: 240 x 240 mm mouse pad or 310 x 290 mm mouse/rat pad
- Stainless steel surgical surface heated by circulating water from the pump
- Real-time water-temperature display on the pump body
- Water-depletion and over-temperature alarm/off-power protection path
- Mask bracket, concentric tubing masks, induction chamber, anesthesia machine, tubing, and monitoring configured around the final station
Warranty
Support, replacement, and fulfillment terms are confirmed with the final quote and institutional purchasing requirements.
Compliance
Which configuration should I choose?
Choose the 240 x 240 mm mouse platform for mouse-only surgery benches, the 310 x 290 mm platform when the same station will support mouse and rat work, and the raised-head mouse adaptor when head/body alignment and mask positioning are central to the setup.
What temperature range is specified?
The source pump path lists water-temperature adjustment from room temperature to 60 C with real-time water-temperature display on the pump body.
How does water heating help during rodent surgery?
Circulating water heats the stainless steel surgical surface under the animal, giving the station a uniform warmed pad during anesthesia-supported procedures where small animals can lose heat quickly.
Can this be configured with anesthesia masks?
Yes. The source family includes surgical-pad bracket planning and mouse or rat concentric tubing masks, so ConductScience can review the warming surface, head position, gas path, and tubing layout together.
How is this different from the Complete Thermal System?
This page is for a pump-driven water-heated surgical platform and pad surface. The Complete Thermal System is the better fit when the lab needs a controller, blanket, and rectal probe path for active body-temperature feedback.
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