Akus Innovation in Anesthesia products
Combined Spinal Epidural
1.- Tuohy-tip needle with centimetre depth markings, 80 mm long. Available in gauge 18G. Ergonomic hub with large wings and anatomical shape. 2.- SPINAL NEEDLE 27 G, WHITACRE TIP 126 mm. 3.- Epidural catheter, with soft tip, manufactured in PEBAX® with centimetre markings in the first 20 cm. Radiopaque, 90 cm long and available in 0.85 mm long format. 4.- 6 ml LOR syringe adapted to perform the air or saline loss of resistance technique. 5.- 0.2 µ filter. 6.- Innovative yellow and red stickers to distinguish if the catheter is epidural or intrathecal. 7.- Transparent bandage to fix the catheter outlet to the back. 8.- Innovative high-resistance sandwich-like catheter connector, easy to place and close, with reopening allowed.
Spinal Needles
AKUS spinal anaesthesia needles have the following features: A new needle hub design developed in collaboration with anaesthetists, designers, and engineers. The result is an extraordinarily ergonomic needle hub, which facilitates the use of spinal needles for performing the anaesthetic technique. Easy selection of the right grip from the first contact. Possibility to grip the needle in all possible, comfortable, and logical ways. Its extraordinary and ergonomic design facilitates a fast and safe location of the intrathecal space, avoiding excessive unwanted punctures that damage the needle and harm the patient.
Epidural
1.- Tuohy-tip needle with centimetre depth markings, 80 mm and 95 mm long. Available in gauges 16G, 18G, and 20G. Ergonomic hub with large wings and anatomical shape. 2.- Epidural catheter, with soft tip, manufactured in PEBAX® with centimetre markings in the first 20 cm. Radiopaque, 90 cm long, and available in different gauges, from 1 mm to 0.60 mm. 3.- 6ml LOR syringe adapted to perform the air or saline loss of resistance technique. 4.- 0.2 µ filter. 5.- Innovative yellow and red stickers to distinguish if the catheter is epidural or intrathecal. 6.- Transparent bandage to fix the catheter outlet to the back. 7.- Innovative high-resistance sandwich-like catheter connector, easy to place and close, with reopening allowed.
Nerve Block Needle Range
AKUS® needles for the anaesthesia of peripheral plexuses and nerves combine neurostimulation and echogenicity to maximise the results of the technique. Patented needles with a new design that provide accuracy, safety and versatility, making it easier to perform the nerve-blocking technique.