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- USDA registered
- FDA GLP compliant
- American Association for Laboratory Animal Science – Commercial Member
State of the art 7,200 square foot main facility completed in December 2006- Purpose designed and built for preclinical studies and training
- Facility designed and built using AAALAC and USDA standards for surfaces, housing and air quality control
- Primary operating suite - 900 square foot built to California OSHPD standards with positive pressurization, HEPA filtration and multiple stations possible for physician and sales force training
- Dedicated critical care and 24 hour study unit
- On-site animal housing for species ranging from rabbits to adult cattle
- Internet access throughout facility
- Emergency back-up power generators for facility, barn and rabbit housing building
- Integrated campus and facility security systems
- Temperature controlled barn; majority of stalls with attached corrals
GE OEC 9900 Elite C-Arm with integral DVD burner- Siemens Acuson cardiac ultrasound platform with intracardiac, transthoracic, transesophageal and peripheral vascular capabilities
- Fully equipped operating suite: GE Datex Ohmeda S5 anesthesia monitor, Edwards Vigilance continuous cardiac output monitor, Zoll internal and external defibrillation, Stockert CAPS heart lung modular system, two heater/coolers (Hemotherm 400MR, Sarns), Berchtold and Luxtec surgical lighting, complete instrumentation for complex cardiovascular cases
- Fully adjustable interventional and surgical table
- Sterilization capabilities: Tuttnauer 3780EAP autoclave, Advanced Sterilization Products Sterrad NX low temperature sterilizer
- In-house hematology monitoring: ACT, PT and PTT, IRMA (current software) blood gas/electrolyte measurements and microhematocrit
- Convenient northern California/bay area location
- 25 minutes from Sacramento International Airport
- 1 hour from Oakland International Airport
- 10 minutes from the University of California Davis campus
- 40 minutes from the beautiful Napa valley
- Rapid IACUC turnaround and study initiation
- Facility design allows for strict confidentiality
- Studies are directly overseen by the principals of the organization. Our direct participation ensures good communication, a comprehensive understanding of your device or product and an enhanced ability to add value for each of your studies.
- Study animals remain on premises throughout the study rather than being shipped to and from a distant extension facility thus minimizing animal stress and weight loss.
- Animals are observed and or examined on a twice daily basis by California licensed facility veterinarians with specialty training in surgery, anesthesiology and critical patient care.
- Animal friendly environment with disinfectable non porous, non slip, padded flooring in the barn stalls
- Outdoor free choice exercise for study animals is available as appropriate
- Natural light in animal housing areas
- Nonslip flooring in the animal areas inside the facility to allow animals to walk comfortably among areas
- Weekend and extended study days
 
 
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