SoloCath™ Polyurethane and Silicone Catheters
We offer a full range of silicone and polyurethane catheters in sizes for all species. With over 25 years of experience designing and manufacturing laboratory animal catheters, we can help you choose the ideal catheter for your application.
- Most thromboresistant material
- Rounded distal tip is less traumatic to intimal lining of blood vessels
We offer a full range of silicone and polyurethane catheters in sizes for all species. With over 25 years of experience designing and manufacturing laboratory animal catheters, we can help you choose the ideal catheter for your application.
- Most thromboresistant material
- Rounded distal tip is less traumatic to intimal lining of blood vessels
Biomaterials
Silicone rubber continues to be the most popular catheter material; however, polyurethanes have been proven to be more hemocompatible than silicone.
Round Tips
We recommend round tips for intravascular catheters as they are less traumatic to the intimal lining of blood vessels. The sharp edges on square-cut or bevel-cut catheters can irritate the vessel’s intimal lining and hasten the host’s thrombogenic response.
All SoloCath™ catheters are supplied EtO sterilized.
Polyurethane Catheters
Clear, round distal tip, two movable suture bulbs and attachment sleeve. Individually packaged and sterilized. Sold in package of 5.
Silicone Catheters
Round distal tip, two movable suture bulbs, attachment sleeve and depth markings (except 2 French). Individually packaged and sterilized. Sold in package of 5.
Applications
(Approximate for jugular vein, carotid artery and femoral artery/vein)
| 2 Fr | 3 Fr | 3.5 Fr | 5 Fr | 7 Fr | |
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| Rat <100 g | √ |
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| Rat 100 to 200 g | √ |
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| Rat 200 to 300 g | √ |
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| Rat 300 to 350 g | √ |
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| Cat | √ |
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| Rabbit | √ |
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| Dog >8 kg | √ |
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| Mini Pig, Adult | √ |
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| Pig, Adult | |
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| Nonhuman Primate <1 kg | √ |
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| Nonhuman Primate 1 to 2 kg | √ |
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| Nonhuman Primate 3 to 5 kg | √ |
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| Nonhuman Primate >5 kg | √ |
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| 2 Fr | 3 Fr | 3.5 Fr | 5 Fr | 7 Fr | |
| Silicone | |||||
| OD | 0.64 mm (0.025 in) |
0.94 mm (0.037 in) |
1.19 mm (0.047 in) |
1.65 mm (0.065 in) |
2.16 mm (0.085 in) |
| ID | 0.30 mm (0.012 in) |
0.51 mm (0.020 in) |
0.64 mm (0.025 in) |
0.76 mm (0.030 in) |
1.02 mm (0.040 in) |
| Polyurethane | |||||
| OD | 0.64 mm (0.025 in) |
0.91mm (0.036 in) |
1.19 mm (0.047 in) |
1.65 mm (0.065 in) |
2.43 mm (0.096 in) |
| ID | 0.33 mm (0.013 in) |
0.58 mm (0.023 in) |
0.69 mm (0.027 in) |
1.02 mm (0.040 in) |
1.32 mm (0.052 in) |