EMBOLECTOMY CATHETER, CH 3, balloon, 80 cm, ster., s.u.
Valid Article
THROMBECTOMY BALLOON CATHETER
Definition
A sterile flexible tube designed for the percutaneous, transluminal disruption and removal of clotted blood (i.e., a thrombus or thromboembolus) causing vascular obstruction in native and stented blood vessels, native and synthetic bypass grafts, and/or haemodialysis access grafts, through distension of a balloon intended to dilate the stenosis. It is a balloon catheter that may include valves for the injection of contrast media/thrombolytic agents and/or an embolectomy coil for mechanical removal of the obstruction. This is a single-use device
Synonym
FOGARTY catheter, embolectomy catheter
Specifications
Technical specifications
- Material: polyurethane shaft
- radio-opaque
- single-lumen
- graded every 5 - 10 cm
- length 60 - 80 cm
- CH 2 - CH 8
- colour coded catheter and balloon capacity size
- Proximal end: transparent Luer lock tip, with screw cap
- Distal end: short atraumatic tip with strong cylinder shaped latex balloon
- With rigid stylet in stainless steel
- Sterile, for single use,
- Single unit sealed packaging,
Instructions for use
A method of arterial clearing of introducing into the artery, upstream of the obliterated area, a probe provided with a balloon at its end. The probe is pushed as far as possible downstream of the obstruction with a flat balloon is and then removed, then the balloon is inflated, so as to bring clots and loosened thrombi.
MSF requirements
Used in vascular operations to clear the arterial system.
- all orders have to be cleared by the surgical and anasthesia referent, and by the OC MedDir.
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