Kingston General Hospital Renal Dialysis Collection
Category
Nephrology
Kidney Diseases
Classification
Nephrology
Kidney Diseases
Treatment Supplies, disposable
Hemodialysis -- instrumentation
Accession Number
998020044 a-e
Description
Hemodialysis angiocath vascular access catheter placement unit, which consists of (a) a central hollow cylindrical plastic tube that has a hollow cylindrical needle going through it; the top of the tube has another hollow cylindrical plastic tube that branches off from it; the needle tip is open an…
Hemodialysis angiocath vascular access catheter placement unit, which consists of (a) a central hollow cylindrical plastic tube that has a hollow cylindrical needle going through it; the top of the tube has another hollow cylindrical plastic tube that branches off from it; the needle tip is open and bevelled and has (b) a small length of hollow cylindrical plastic tubing over it to protect it during shipping; the ends of both the main and split-off tubes each have a cylindrical plastic cap (c,d) that close off the open end of the tube; the catheter placement unit arrived sealed in (e) a rectangular plastic and paper package that has printed manufacturing information on the paper side.
Number Of Parts
5
Part Names
a - catheter placement unit - Size: Length 13.2 cm. x Width 2.3 cm. x Depth 1.0 cm.
b - needle protector - Size: Length 4.2 cm. x Diameter0.6 cm.
c - cap - Size: Length 2.5 cm. x Diameter0.7 cm.
d - cap - Size: Length 2.3 cm. x Diameter1.1 cm.
e - packaging - Size: Length 19.1 cm. x Width 3.1 cm. x Depth 1.5 cm.
Provenance
From the Renal Dialysis Unit at Kingston General Hospital
The package (e) reads, "WITH SIDE HOLES // 14G. 1 IN. // 2.1 mm 2.5 cm // HEMODIALYSIS // ANGIOCATH // VASCULAR ACCESS CATHETER PLACEMENT UNIT // WITH "Y" ADAPTER, SIDE HOLES & EXTENSION TUBE // FOR SINGLE USE // RADIOPAQUE TEFLON* ["*" superscr.] CATHETER // NONPYROGENIC . STERILE // (Unless package has been opened or damaged.) // CAUTION: // Do not reinsert needle in catheter if veni // puncture is unsuccessful. // Federal law restricts this device to sale by or // on the order of a physician. // *DuPont TRADEMARK // Printed in U.S.A. Form D-9978(2-88) // CAT. NO. // 38-2904-1 // DESERT // MEDICAL, INC. // PARKE, DAVIS & COMPANY // SANDY, UTAH 84070 U.S.A. // WITH SIDE HOLES // 14G 1 IN. // 2.1 mm 2.5 cm // L8MB260 // PEEL HERE // [filled-in downward-pointing triangle]"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-E7-6
Condition Remarks
The catheter placement unit arrived sealed in a paper and plastic package, and has never been used; all parts are complete and undamaged; all printing on the package is fully legible