One Channel Vascular Access Button™ for Rats

For tethered and intermittent access 

This transcutaneous button features an external port with a septum for quick, clean and repeated access to a rat's implanted catheter. Applications include bolus or continuous dosing, blood sampling and IV self-administration. For intermittent access use a syringe fitted with a needlefree PinPort™ injector; for continuous access from outside the cage snap in a mating tether.

The design, updated in 2017, uses magnets for low stress connection, and smaller PinPorts™ so that tethers, injectors and caps are compatible with the two-channel buttons.

They are available with 22ga connectors to mate with 3Fr polyurethane rat catheters, or 27ga for intrathecal catheters.

Group house animals by using the protective aluminum cap — an animal welfare benefit that has never before been available to rats with externalized catheters.

NOTE: The original VAB95BS buttons, with the larger port and twist-in tether connection, remain available.

Features and Benefits

• 1in (2.5cm) polyester surgical felt disk implanted under the skin
• 22ga (for 3Fr), 25ga (for 2Fr) or 27ga catheter connectors
• Catheters are not exposed, preventing evaporation and improving patency
• Closed system allows aseptic technique and positive pressure technique which can significantly improve patency
• Group house using the protective cap (available in red, blue or green for animal identification)
• Needle-free access for safety
• Order animals from Charles River or Envigo with the buttons installed as a surgical service
• Part of our "Be Nice" family of products

Resource

Surgical Service Providers

Download this list to see who provides animals with the implanted Vascular Access Button™.

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Video

Use of the Vascular Access Button™ in Rats

This two minute video demonstrates the use of the Vascular Access Button™ from surgery to blood sampling, infusion, and group housing.

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