Research Products

Millar develops animal research catheters to facilitate cardiovascular and hemodynamic assessment, primarily serving university research labs, contract research organization, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology companies. Through our high-fidelity pressure and pressure-volume catheters, electrophysiology catheters and data acquisition systems, we ensure quality results are achieved for your applications (e.g. ventricular blood pressure, heart failure, dP/dt studies, PV loop analysis).

Catheter options include tip configuration, length and sensor and electrode placement to meet a variety of catheter research needs utilizing small mice to domestic livestock. Millar also designs specialty catheter models for your unique pressure and pressure-volume catheter needs.

Research Product Applications

Pressure Applications	Pressure-Volume Applications
Left Ventricular Blood Pressure Right Ventricular Blood Pressure Cardiac dP/dt Left Ventricular Contractility Right Atrial Pressures Venous Blood Pressure Pulse Wave Analysis Airway Pressures Interstitial Tumor Pressures Arterial Blood Pressure Diastolic Dysfunction End Diastolic Pressure End Systolic Pressure Fractional Flow Reserve Intracranial Pressures Rectal Pressures Spinal Pressures	Baseline PV loop analysis Occlusion PV loop analysis Phenotyping gene manipulations Cardiac hypertrophy Cardiac failure Cardiovascular remodeling Toxicology Pharmacology (rapid drug screening) Cardiac resynchronization therapy Surgical interventions Ischemia/reperfusion studies Vascular occlusions Transgenic manipulation

Pressure Applications

Pressure-Volume Applications

Left Ventricular Blood Pressure
Right Ventricular Blood Pressure
Cardiac dP/dt
Left Ventricular Contractility
Right Atrial Pressures
Venous Blood Pressure
Pulse Wave Analysis
Airway Pressures
Interstitial Tumor Pressures
Arterial Blood Pressure
Diastolic Dysfunction
End Diastolic Pressure
End Systolic Pressure
Fractional Flow Reserve
Intracranial Pressures
Rectal Pressures
Spinal Pressures

Baseline PV loop analysis
Occlusion PV loop analysis
Phenotyping gene manipulations
Cardiac hypertrophy
Cardiac failure
Cardiovascular remodeling
Toxicology
Pharmacology (rapid drug screening)
Cardiac resynchronization therapy
Surgical interventions
Ischemia/reperfusion studies
Vascular occlusions
Transgenic manipulation

Pressure-Volume Systems

Millar Pressure Volume Systems simultaneously and continuously measure high-fidelity left ventricular pressure and volume. These signals can be plotted against each other in real time, generating the characteristic left ventricular pressure-volume (PV) loops. More on Pressure-Volume

Mikro-Tip^® Pressure

Mikro-Tip Pressure Catheter

Millar Mikro-Tip pressure catheters are available in 1 F to 7 F with single and multiple high-fidelity pressure sensors, lumen option and straight or curved tips with some models featuring a pigtail. Control units and accessories available. More on Mikro-Tip Pressure

PowerLab^® Data Acquisition Systems

Millar offers powerful and flexible PowerLab Data Acquisition Systems for our pressue and pressure-volume catheters. PowerLabs are available with LabChart Pro and additional modules for specific applications (e.g., blood pressure, PV loop, ECG). The new 35 series PowerLabs offer many benefits over the previous models, including cleaner signal recording, cleaner bench space and a smaller carbon footprint. More on PowerLabs

Electrophysiology Catheters

electrophysiology catheters Millar electrophysiology (EP) catheters pace and record protocols from inside the heart or through the esophagus to determine the electrical properties of the atrium and ventricle. EP catheter models can be used in mice as small as 2.5 grams to measure parameters such as conduction times, refractory periods or His potentials. More on Electrophysiology Catheters

For more information on the Millar research products or to purchase, call 832.667.7000 or complete our contact form.

Research Products

Research Product Applications