Regional Anesthesia Devices

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Product Highlights

Our regional anesthesia devices offer a number of beneficial features:

  • Catheter properties can be tailored to your application.
  • Thin wall design maximizes fluid flow.
  • Closed end configuration facilitates uniform dispersion of the anesthetic.
  • Specially coated stylets add stiffness for placement and allow for easy withdraw.
  • Available threading assist eases insertion of the catheter through the needle hub.
Application

Regional anesthesia devices are used for the delivery of analgesic and anesthetic agents to control of pain during and after obstetric and surgical procedures.

Configurations

  • Available in a variety of materials and durometers
  • Closed end (rounded bullet tip) with drilled side holes
  • Open end with radiused tip
  • Striped, radiopaque tubing
  • Clear or full radioapque tubing
  • Printed, depth indicator marks
  • Available with printed connector positioning mark

Epidural Size ID OD Length
19 GA 0.020" (0.51mm) 0.040" (1.02mm) 36.0" (91.4cm)
20 GA 0.018" (0.46mm) 0.033" (0.84mm) 36.0" (91.4cm)
22 GA 0.015" (0.38mm) 0.028" (0.71mm) 36.0" (91.4cm)
27 GA 0.006" (0.15mm) 0.015" (0.38mm) 36.0" (91.4cm)
Materials

  • Polyether block amide (PEBA)*
  • Nylon
  • Fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP)
  • Polyurethane (PUR)*
  • Radiopaque fillers
    • Barium sulfate (BaS04)
    • Bismuth trioxide (Bi203)
    • Tungsten (W)

*PEBA and PUR are available in a range of materials and hardnesses from 80A to 75D depending on the resin type.