Kingston General Hospital Renal Dialysis Collection
Category
Nephrology
Kidney Diseases
Classification
Nephrology
Kidney Diseases
Treatment Supplies, disposable
Hemodialysis -- instrumentation
Accession Number
998020046 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 the 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 printing on the paper side.
Number Of Parts
5
Part Names
a - catheter placement unit - Size: Length 13.0 cm. x Width 2.0 cm. x Depth 1.0 cm.
b - needle protector - Size: Length 4.2 cm. x Diameter0.6 cm.
c - cap - Size: Length 2.6 cm. x Diameter0.7 cm.
d - cap - Size: Length 2.3 cm. x Diameter1.0 cm.
e - packaging - Size: Length 19.1 cm. x Width 3.2 cm. x Depth 1.5 cm.
Provenance
From the Renal Dialysis Unit at Kingston General Hospital
(a) The package reads: "WITH SIDE HOLES // 16G. 1 IN. // 1.7 mm 2.5 cm // HEMODIALYSIS // ANGIOCATH ® // VASCULAR ACCESS CATHETER PLACEMENT UNIT // WITH "Y" ADAPTOR SIDE HOLES & EXTENSION TUBE // FOR SINGLE NEEDLE USE // RADIOPAQUE TEFLON* 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-7688B (5-82) // CAT. NO. // 38-2906-1 // DESERT // MEDICAL, INC. // PARKE, DAVIS & COMPANY // SANDY, UTAH 84070 USA // M4BJ530 // PEEL HERE // [filled-in inverted triangle]."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-E7-6
Condition Remarks
The catheter placement unit arrived sealed in a paper and plastic package, and thus has never been used; all printing on the package is fully legible; all parts are complete and undamaged