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Rocket® Seldinger Chest Drainage Kit

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. The set contains a new shorter 10cm dilators, a safety improvement made on the advice of the British Thoracic Society.

Small bore catheters have been shown to be as effective as larger drains without the disadvantage of patient discomfort 1,2

The Rocket® Seldinger Chest Drainage Kit is for percutaneous insertion of a chest tube for pleural drainage of fluid and air and is particularly suitable for: 3

  • Pneumothorax, spontaneous or iatrogenic

  • Effusions, benign or malignant, except those with high protein content.

  • Low viscosity empyema.

  • SKIN KNIFE for initial skin puncture.

  • SYRINGE AND TUOHY type needle to confirm entry to the pleural cavity and insertion of the guidewire.

  • GUIDEWIRE (70cm) to maintain the correct track during dilation and drain placement

  • NEW SHORTER DILATOR SET: Each 10cm dilator has a movable ‘safety stop’ to help prevent over insertion during dilation.

  • DRAINAGE CATHETER with radiopaque stripe and tip.
    Suitable for insertion under ultrasound guidance. Available in 2 sizes: 12FG & 18FG to meet the widest choice of clinical need.

  • THREE WAY TAP & CONNECTOR SET  including tapered ‘fir tree’ and wide-bore luer fittings to permit connection
    to a wide range of drainage options.

  • AVAILABLE DIRECTLY FROM NHS LOGISTICS

References:
1. Catheters smaller than 24 French gauge can be used for chest drains. Taylor PM. BMJ (1997) 315:186
2. Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions .Antunes G, Neville E,Thorax (2000) 55:981-983
3. Clinical Evaluation of Seldinger Drainage Kit. Beaumont A C et al. Proceedings of Intensive Care Society Meeting. December 1999.

Ordering Information

Size

Code

Rocket® Seldinger Drainage Set

Skin knife, Tuohy type insertion needle, 70cm stainless steel guidewire, 10cm dilator(s), coaxial tube inserter, catheter with radiopaque stripe and tip, syringe, stopcock, luer connector set
Supplied sterile per carton of 10 units.

12FG

R54544-12-00
NHS: FSW214

18FG

R54544-18-00
NHS: FSW234

 
 

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