Key Features:

1. Filament Specifications: The 8-0 filament size has a diameter ranging from 0.04 to 0.05 mm and a length of 20 mm, providing the needed flexibility for working on vulnerable vasculature. It minimizes the stretch on Willis Circle.

2. Silicone Rubber Coating: With a diameter of 0.19 +/- 0.01 mm, the silicone rubber coating ensures smooth and controlled insertion, enhancing precision in your experiments. Such coating provides ideal dimensions for MCAO procedures in mice within the body weight range of 18 +/- 2 grams. The coating extends 5-6 mm, catering to the needs of permanent MCAO or transient MCAO (less than 90 min) followed by reperfusion.

3. Suitable for MCAO models that requires higher consistence of infarct volume: The 5-6 mm coating length is optimized for providing consistent and reliable infarct volume with balanced performance for maneuverability.

• Bare filament material: 8-0 black nylon monofilament diameter ranging from 0.04 to 0.05 mm.
• Overall length: 20 mm
• Coating material: cured white silicone rubber.
• Coating diameter: 0.19 +/- 0.01 mm
• Coating length: 5-6 mm
• Reusability: single use