The Microsurgical Developments PVC-Rat is an example of the replacement of living animals, one of the main goals of our foundation. This Microsurgical Developments PVC-Rat is developed to master skills in microsurgery. Using the model during training of scientists and animal technicians, the number of live-animals needed, will be reduced drastically. It gives the possibility of training approximately 25 different microsurgical techniques.
Examples are anastomoses, cannulations and transplantations of vessels and organs.