Bard Access Systems, Inc.
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Single-Lumen Catheters:
Create subcutaneous tunnel from venous entrance to skin exit site using
tunneler or long forceps.
a. Advance the tip of the tunneler
from the venous entry site down
to the desired catheter exit site.
b. Thread suture material through
the suture eye and tie it around
the catheter tip when the tip of
the tunneler emerges through
the exit site.
c. Pull the catheter up through the
tunnel to the venous entry site.
(Initial resistance may be felt as
the SureCuff* Tissue Ingrowth
Cuff first enters the tunnel.)
Gently holding the catheter
proximal to the cuff while pulling
the tunneler and catheter
through the subcutaneous tunnel
should result in smooth passage of the cuff into the tunnel.
Caution:
The catheter must not be forced.
d. Cut off the end of the catheter tied by suture.
e. Estimate the catheter length required for the tip placement at the
junction of the superior vena cava and right atrium by placing the
catheter on the chest along the venous path to the right atrium. Cut
catheter to length at a 45° angle.
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