Description
Description
The Rocket Seldinger Chest Drainage Kit combines the benefits of small bore catheterisation with the ease and reliability of the Seldinger approach whether under direct vision, x-ray screening or ultrasound guidance. Small bore catheters have been shown to be as effective as larger drains without the disadvantage of patient discomfort.
For percutaneous insertion of a chest tube for pleural drainage of fluid and air and is particularly suitable for:
Pneumothorax, spontaneous or iatrogenic
Effusions, benign or malignant, except those with high protein content.
Low viscosity empyema
Kit includes:
Scalpel
Tuohy type insertion needle
Guidewire
10cm dilators with safety stops
30cm catheter
Radiopaque stripe and tip
Syringe
Wide bore stopcock
Fir-tree and wide-bore luer connectors
In response to concerns and advice from British Thoracic Society members, Rocket Seldinger Chest Drainage Set now contains shorter (10cm) dilators with secondary safety stops. These help to minimise the risks of over-insertion associated with the traditional 20cm dilator.
