Kingston General Hospital Renal Dialysis Collection
Category
Nephrology
Kidney Diseases
Classification
Nephrology
Kidney Diseases
Treatment Supplies, disposable
Hemodialysis -- instrumentation
Accession Number
998020023
Description
Cellulose acetate hollow fiber dialyzer for hemodialysis, which consists of a cylindrical clear plastic hollow tube with round screw-on caps at both ends; the caps (blue at the top and red at the bottom) have been glued in place and both have short cylindrical pieces on top with caps that pull off …
Cellulose acetate hollow fiber dialyzer for hemodialysis, which consists of a cylindrical clear plastic hollow tube with round screw-on caps at both ends; the caps (blue at the top and red at the bottom) have been glued in place and both have short cylindrical pieces on top with caps that pull off to allow access to a small round opening into the tube; the tube is filled with thousands of white fibers that run the length of the tube; the outside front of the tube has a paper label stuck to it which has printed manufacturing information on it; the back, top and bottom of the tube has attached small hollow cylindrical pieces of tubing coming out from the tube; these pieces are open at the unattached ends.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
From the Renal Dialysis Unit at Kingston General Hospital
The label on the front reads, "RTM 1736 // Baxter // CA ® Cellulose Acetate High Efficiency Hollow Fiber DIALYZER Model CA-210 // Blood and dialyzing solution should flow countercurrently. // Avoid direct exposure to sunlight and vibrations // Maximum transmembrane pressure: 66 kPa (500 mm Hg) // Warning: This device must be used on dialysis machines equipped with an // ultrafiltration controller // [information listed in English as well as 5 other languages] // Made in Japan // C93F29 // Sterilis.dat. 29.06.93 // Exp.dat. 30.06.98"; the plastic envelope the dialyzer arrived in reads, "Baxter // CA ® cellulose acetate high efficiency hollow // fiber DIALYZER // Sterile, nonpyrogenic blood path. // Do not use if protectors are not in place. // FOR SINGLE USE. DO NOT RESTERILISE. // Read direction sheet before use. // Do not store above 40° C Avoid excessive changes in relative humidity. // Sterilised with ethylene oxide. // Warning: This device must be used on dialysis machines equipped with an ultrafiltration // controller [in English and 5 other languages]."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-E7-4
Dimension Notes
Length: 33.0 cm. x Width: 6.6 cm. x Depth: 7.5 cm.
Condition Remarks
The dialyzer arrived sealed in a paper and plastic envelope and has never been used; all parts are complete and undamaged