ArterioSel is presented in a rigid blister pack containing:
1 transparent and radiopaque catheter in polyethylene with winged hub
1 straight guidewire
1 puncture needle with: a) 1 BLS silicone valve, b) 1 funneled hub, c) 1 visualization chamber
ArterioSel
ArterioSel is a transparent arterial catheter with radiopaque lines introduced using the Seldinger technique and equipped with a puncture needle allowing visualization of the arterial pulsations without blood spillage on needle insertion.
The Seldinger technique makes arterial puncture easier particularly in hypotensive patients with a weak peripheral pulse and when arteries are atherosclerosed or narrow.
The puncture needle is fitted with a visualization chamber allowing to confirm that the vessel punctured is an artery (pulsatile movement of the blood). The needle is also fitted with a silicone BLS valve (BLS: bloodless system) to avoid loss of blood during vessel puncture and a funnel hub to facilitate the insertion of the guidewire.
The arterial catheter can be inserted in a variety of arteries, but the most common sites for the placement of this catheter is the radial artery.
ArterioSel code 115.6981 is also supplied with an extension tube fitted with an Autoflush.
ArterioSel is also available with a 4Fr, 18cm long catheter for femoral placement (see technical file 115.1201).
