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Fibrex Video
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 The
Fibrex®
Catheter Patency Device is a revolutionary
development in re-establishing patency of
non-functioning central venous catheters. Fibrex® offers
an efficient, minimally invasive method of mechanically
disrupting fibrin formation from the interior and
exterior of indwelling catheters, without the risks
associated with femoral punctures, or sepsis related to
catheter exchange.
This State-of-the-Art device utilizes
a tri-axial delivery system consisting of a delivery
catheter, an inner guide structure, and a shaped memory,
helical-formed, nitinol stripping coil actuated by an
ergonomic deployment control handle.
The Fibrex® Catheter Patency Device
is manually inserted through the luer connector of a
vascular access catheter, exiting via the distal lumen
end-hole. The nitinol stripping coil deploys around the
distal exterior of the central venous line. The coil is
manually actuated to achieve a “corkscrew effect”
thereby mechanically stripping the catheter of fibrinous
film.
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The Fibrex
Catheter Patency Device utilizes a shaped
memory, helical-formed nitinol stripping coil to
remove fibrin formation |
Fibrex® Features and Benefits:
Fast and Effective
Fibrex® safely restores and maintains dialysis catheter
patency by removing fibrin from the interior and
exterior of indwelling dialysis
 catheters:
Results are immediate and conclusive, unlike
thrombolytic therapy options
Procedure time is reduced when compared with more time
intensive and invasive options such as Catheter Exchange
and Percutaneous Fibrin Sheath Stripping (PFSS)
Minimally Invasive
Fibrex®
is inserted through the dialysis catheter connector hub,
eliminating the need for femoral punctures and avoiding
the associated complications consistent with traditional
fibrin sheath stripping.
Fibrex® obviates the need for Catheter Exchange and
eliminates associated patient trauma and potential
complications related to sepsis.
Economical
Fibrex® restores and maintains dialysis catheter patency
– this results in savings by eliminating the costs
associated with Catheter Exchange:
Cost of new dialysis catheter
Cost to disrupt existing fibrin sheath
Cost of additional procedure time and fluoroscopy
Ease of Use
Fibrex® is a safe, quick and simple means of effectively
disrupting fibrin formation from dialysis catheters:
Hydrophilic-coated catheter tracks easily through
dialysis catheter lumen
Radiopaque markers enhance fluoroscopic visualization
and allow precise catheter placement
Ergonomic hand-piece facilitates stripping coil
actuation
Radiographic imagery
shows before, during and after deployment of the Fibrex®
Catheter Patency Device
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for Diagram
Click here for Operating Instructions | 
