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[ PICC Lines | Midlines | Peripheral Catheters | Tunneled Central Venous Catheters ]
[ Catheter Locator Systems | Miscellaneous Catheters | Port Access Devices | Port Systems ]

PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CATHETER (PICC) LINES

Company

Product Name

Materials

Lumens:
Catheter Size

Introducer
Bard Access Systems Per-Q-Cath® Silicone Single: 2 to 4 FR
Dual: 4 to 6 FR
Peel apart
Bard Access Systems Groshong® Silicone Single: 3 to 4 FR
Dual: 5 FR
Peel apart
Becton Dickinson first PICC™ Silicone 3 to 5 FR Peel apart
Catheter Innovations, Inc. Clampless Valved PICC's™ Silicone Single: 3 to 6 FR
Dual:4 to 6 FR
Peel apart
Cook Incorporated C-PICC's Silicone Single: 3 to 5 FR
Dual: 6 and 7 FR
Peel-Away®
Sheath
HDC Corporated V-Cath® PICC Silicone Single: 2 to 4.5 FR
Dual 4.5 FR
Break-away Needle or Safe-T-Peel® Sheath
Becton Dickinson L-Cath® Silicone or
Aliphatic Polyurethane
Single: 2.6 or 5 FR
Dual: 2.6 to 5 FR
Pediatric/Neonatal
1.2 and 1.9 FR
Peel apart needle or
Peel apart sheath
Becton Dickinson OneCath® Aliphatic Polyurethane Single: 3.5 to 5.5 FR Over-the-needle for needlestick protection
Boston Scientific/Medi-Tech® R-Line™ Tecoflex Polyurethane Single: 4 FR Peelable sheath
Boston Scientific/Medi-Tech® Vaxess™ Tecoflex Polyurethane Dual: 5 FR Peelable sheath
SIMS Deltec, Inc. CliniCath™ Silicone Single: 3 to 5 FR Sheath Introducer
Vygon Corporation Lifevac PICC Silicone 3 FR
4 FR
5 FR
SN 17G - PS 18G
SN 16G - PS 17G
SN 14G - PS 16G

MIDLINE CATHETERS
Becton Dickinson first MidCath™ Silicone 3 FR to 5 FR Peel apart sheath
Catheter Innovations Clampless Valved Midline Silicone Single: 3 to 6 FR
Dual: 4 to 6 FR
Peel apart
HDC Corporation V-Cath ML® Silicone Single: 2 to 4 FR Safe-T-Peel sheath
Becton Dickinson L-Cath® Silicone or Aliphatic Polyurethane Single: 2.6 to 5 FR Break-away needle
Peel-away plastic
Becton Dickinson OneCath® Aliphatic Polyurethane Single: 3.5 to 5.5 FR Over-the-needle for needlestick protection
SIMS Deltec, Inc. CliniCath™ Silicone Single: 3 to 5 FR Shealth introducer
Vygon Corporation Nutriline Polyurethane 2 FR
3 FR
4 FR
SN 20G - PS 22G
SN 17G - PS 19G
SN 16G - PS 17G

PERIPHERAL CATHETERS

Company

Product Name

Materials

Catheter Size

Length
Becton Dickinson Insyte® Vialon 14GA - 24GA 2" - 3/4"
Becton Dickinson Intima™ Vialon 18GA - 24GA 1" - 3/4 "
Becton Dickinson AngioCath® Teflon 10GA - 24GA 3" - 3/4"
Becton Dickinson Novalon® Teflon 14GA - 24GA 2" - 3/4"
Becton Dickinson Angio-Set® Teflon 18GA - 22GA 1" - 3/4"
Johnson & Johnson Medical, Inc. OPTIVA* Ocrilon*
Polyurethane
14GA - 24GA 1-1/4" - 3/4"

*Trademark

TUNNELED CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERS

Company

Product Name

Materials

Lumens/
Catheter Size

Introducer Type/
Size
Bard Access Systems Hickman® Silicone Single: 9.6 FR
Dual: 7 to 12 FR
Triple: 12.5 FR
Intro Eze®/5 to 14.5 FR
Peel apart/5 to 15 FR
Bard Access Systems Hemodialysis Silicone Single: 10.8 and 14.4 FR
Dual: 13.5 FR
Intro Eze®/5 to 14.5 FR
Peel apart/5 to 15 FR
Bard Access Systems Broviac™ Silicone 2.7 to 6.6 FR Intro Eze®/5 to 14.5 FR
Peel apart/5 to 15 FR
Bard Access Systems Groshong® Silicone Single: 3.5 to 8 FR
Dual: 5 to 9.5 FR
Intro Eze®/5 to 14.5 FR
Peel apart/5 to 15 FR
Catheter Innovations Clampless Valved Tunneled Catheters Silicone Single: 2.7 to 9.6 FR
Dual: 7 to 10 FR
Triple: 10 to 12.5 FR
Peel apart/
3 to 12.5 FR
Cook Incorporated C-TPN's Silicone Single: 3.0 to 9.5 FR
Dual: 5.0 to 12.0 FR
Triple: 8 FR
Peel-Away® Sheath
3.5 to 13.0 FR
HDC Corporation CHEMO-CATH® Silicone Single: 3 to 9.6 FR
Dual: 7 to 12 FR
Peel apart

CATHETER LOCATOR SYSTEMS

Company

Product Name
Bard Access Systems CATHTRACK™
SIMS Deltec, Inc. CATH-FINDER® Catheter Tracking System

MISCELLANEOUS CATHETERS

Company

Product Name

Materials

Lumens:
Catheter Size

Introducer
Size/Type
Bard Access Systems VASCATH® Polyurethane 11.5 to 12.5 FR over-the-wire
Cook Incorporated Non-Tunneled Catheters Silicone Single: 3.5 to 5.0 FR
Dual: 7.0 and 9.0 FR
Triple: 8.0 FR
Peel-Away® Sheath
Horizon Medical Products, Inc. (HMP) Neostar™ Silicone or Polyurethane 11.5 to 13.5 FR Vessel dialator/sheath
Horizon Medical Products, Inc. (HMP) Pheres-Flow™ Silicone Triple: 12.5 FR Vessel dialator/sheath
SIMS Deltec, Inc. VENTRA® Silicone Single: 7 and 9 FR
Dual: 9 FR
Triple: 11 FR
Vessel dialator/sheath
Vygon Corporation PremiCath Polyurethane 27G 24G splitting needle

PORT ACCESS DEVICES

Company

Product Name

Device

Gauge

Length
Accumed Various Huber needles      
Bard Access Systems Saf-T-Link™
(to be used with CathLink 20 ports)
Over-the-needle I.V. catheter 20 gauge 1-3/4"
Bard Access Systems Winged Infusion Sets
Huber needles
Non-coring needles
Non-coring needles
25 to 19 gauge
15 to 19 gauge
1/2" to 2"
1/2" to 1-1/2"
Cook Incorporated Vital Ports® Winged Infusion Sets 22 to 19 gauge 1/2" to 1"
Horizon Medical Products, Inc. (HMP) LifePort/Infuse-A-Port
Winged Infusion Sets
Huber needles
Non-coring needles 19 to 22 gauge 3/4" to 1-1/2"
Becton Dickinson L-Cath® for Ports
(replaces Huber needles)
Catheter Port Access device 26 gauge 5.0 cm
SIMS Deltec, Inc. Gripper® Non-coring needles 19 to 22 gauge 3/4" to 1-1/2"
SIMS Deltec, Inc. PORT-A-CATH® needles Non-coring needles 19 to 24 gauge 1/2" to 1-1/2"
SIMS Deltec, Inc. Winged Infusion Sets Non-coring needles 20 to 22 gauge 1/2" to 5/8"

PORT SYSTEMS

Company

Product Name

Material

Catheter Size

Catheter
Attachment Style
Bard Access Systems CathLink™ 20 Titanium Single 6 to 8 FR Attachable
ChronoFlex® catheter
Bard Access Systems BardPort™ Titanium or MRI plastic Hickman®:
Single: 6 to 9.6 FR
Dual: 7 to 12 FR
Groshong®
Single: 7 to 8 FR
Dual: 9.5 FR
Pre-attached or Attachable
Cook Incorporated Vital-Ports® Titanium or Polysulfone Titanium/5 to 12 FR
Polysulfone: 7 to 12 FR
Pre-attached
EPS®, Inc. Injection Port 3 ABS Latex Standard Luer-lock fitting Attachable
HDC Corporation Chemo-Ports® Titanium
Delrin®
Sm/Single: 4.0 to 9.6 FR
Lg/Dual: 6.6 and 9.6 FR
Single: 6.6 and 9.6 FR
Dual: 10 and 11 FR
Pre-attached or Attachable
Horizon Medical Products, Inc. (HMP) Infuse-A-Port Polysulfone Single: 5 to 10 FR
Dual: 10 FR
Pre-attached or Attachable
Horizon Medical Products, Inc. (HMP) Triumph-1™
Vascular Port
Titanium
Polysulfone
Single: 7 to 10 FR
Dual: 10 and 12 FR
Pre-attached or Attachable
Horizon Medical Products, Inc. (HMP) LifePort® Titanium
Delrin
Single: 5 to 10 FR
Dual: 7 and 12 FR
Pre-attached or Attachable
Boston Scientific/Medi-tech® R-Port® Polysulfone 6 and 9 FR Attachable
Boston Scientific/Medi-tech® Vaxess™ Polysulfone and Titanium 8 and 9 FR Attachable

 

SIMS Deltec, Inc.

PORT-A-CATH® Titanium Single: 6 to 9 FR
Low profile: 6 and 9 FR
Dual: 11 FR
Unassembled or Preassembled
SIMS Deltec, Inc. PORT-A-CATH® II Titanium
Polysulfone
Single: 6 to 9 FR
Low profile: 6 FR
Dual: 11 FR
Unassembled or Preassembled
SIMS Deltec, Inc. P.A.S. PORT® Titanium Single: 6 FR Unassembled
SIMS Deltec, Inc. P.A.S. PORT® II Titanium/Polysulfone Single: 6 FR Unassembled

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