NxStage -Acute Care Cartridges
Acute care cartridges for Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) and Therapeutic Plasma Exchange (TPE). NxStage disposable cartridges for acute care remove toxins effectively with the simplicity and flexibility you need for your patients and staff.
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Multi-functional design with a broad range of flow rates allows you to prescribe the therapy that is best for your patient
- Easily switch between CVVH, CVVHD, SHIFT, or SCUF treatments
Volumetric fluid balancing achieves fluid accuracy without the need for scales, and eliminates scale-based alarms
- Elimination of waste bag changes reduces therapy interruptions
- No waste bags
- No waste bag changes
- No splash and injury risk from waste bag changes
- No scale-related alarms
- Direct-to-drain effluent disposal may decrease workload and allow the nurse more time to spend with patients.1
Specifically designed to eliminate blood-air interface which may reduce the risk of filter clotting and extend filter life2
- Extending filter life may help achieve
- Treatment efficiencies
- Reduced expense
- Less demand on nursing time for replacing the circuit3
Fully integrated cartridges incorporate all fluid circuits
- Reduced cost and workload associated with cycler maintenance and disinfection requirements as compared with conventional hemodialysis equipment
Multi-line adapters simplify fluid management
- Ability to hang up to 29 liters at once eliminating frequent bag changes
References
- Gashti CN, MD, Rodby RA, et al. Accelerated Venovenous Hemofiltration: Early Technical and Clinical Experience. American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 2008.
- Polaschegg HD. The extracorporeal circuit. Semin Dial. 1995;8(5):299-304.
- Davies H, et al. Maintaining the CRRT Circuit; non-anticoagulant alternatives. Australian Critical Care. 06;19(4).
TPE Cartridge - CAR-510
The NxStage TPE cartridge with Ashai PlasmafloTM OP-05W(A) Plasma Separator is designed to provide:Safety
- Low extracorporeal blood volume (110 mL) minimizes the risk of blood loss
- Gamma sterilized filter and circuit eliminate the risk of reaction to residual ETO (ethylene oxide)
Effectiveness
- Fast treatment time with up to 4.0 L of plasma exchange per hour may offer flexibility in scheduling treatments
- Allows you to use one simple system for RRT and TPE
Convenience
- Up to nine connections for replacement fluid
- Less training time may be required with more frequent use of the System One and a similar drop-in cartridge