Our surgical facilities are designed for major surgery and medical device testing in small and large animals and can accommodate groups. Clinical pathology assays may be performed in-house for rapid analytical results.
We offer experimental surgeries including:
- acute or survival procedures
- cardiovascular models
- laparoscopic surgical procedures
- surgeon training programs
- animal model development
- thoracic, abdominal, vascular or orthopedic surgery models in pigs, dogs and sheep
- osteoarthritis models in the dog, rabbit, and guinea pig
- dermal hypersensitivity and dermal absorption/PK testing in pigs
- metabolism studies
- infusion models
- atherosclerosis models
- biomaterial and chemotherapy implants
- small-animal cerebrovascular models including focal ischemia, global ischemia, and cranial window — and more.
Through our working relationship with the College of Veterinary Medicine at Colorado State University, we have access to equipment and facilities for the most complex studies:
- Top diagnostic imaging including radiography, ultrasound and color flow Doppler imaging, fluoroscopy, CT scanning, MRI, and dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)
- Heart/lung bypass machine
- Intra-operative radiation therapy