Safe-Won"thurttheanimal
EasytoUse-Workseverytime
Consistentamountsofbloodeachtest
RapidCollection-bloodflowstopsinseconds
AllowsMultipleTestsofthesameanimal
Fast-Sterilereadyforuse
Disposable-Nocrosscontamination
Humane-Similarlancetsareusedonhumans
Inexpensive-reduceresearchcosts
GoldenrodLancetscomeinseveralpointlengthsforvarioussizeanimalsandbloodvolumesrequired. ChooseTheProperLancetPointLengthCorrespondingToTheAgeOfTheMouseAndTheVolumeOfBloodNeeded. PointLengthsForMice:3mm-foronly1or2drops4mm-under2months5mm-2to6months5.5mm-over6monthsForRats:5.5mm-6mmUnder3months6mmor7mm -3to4months7mmor8mm-over5monthsUnanesthetizedratscanbemanuallyrestrainedforaccesstothesaphenousvessel.Onerearlegisisolatedandascalpelbladeusedtobluntlyremovehairoverthevessel.AsmallamountofPuralube®ointmentisappliedtopicallypriortoprickingtheveinwiththeMEDIpointslancet. ThePuralubeointmentallowstheblooddroptoremainlocalizedandawayfromtheskinandhairontheleg. Approximately4-5dropsofwholeblood(~100µl)canthenbedirectlycollectedintoacollectiontube,priortosampleanalysis. Bloodflowcanbestoppedatanytimebyapplyingacompresstothesiteforafewmoments.ForSaphenousBleedusea3mmor4mmpointlength.