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FIIG:  T107-Q

Entry Date:  Feb-09-1996

Concept:  

Status:  A

Applicability:  QC

Type:  0

Definition:  A collection of items designed to exchange out from a smaller or larger catheter into the patient's vein within seconds and without the risks or difficulty of a second veni-puncture. It is for use on patients during emergency and trauma procedures. May include radiopaque catheter, dilator assembly, high strength spring wire guide (straight soft tip on both ends), scalpel, blade, short handle, plastic feed tube holder, and other related items.

Basic INC:  70503

Basic Name:  CATHETER

Description:  1. A surgical item consisting of a hollow cylinder which may have features for anchoring, positioning, and is designed for irrigating, intubating, or inoculating. It is inserted into a natural opening of the human body for diagnostic exploration, observation, therapeutic administration of medication, or to facilitate the escape of fluids from cavities. For items having anchoring or positioning features designed for insertion through incisions, see CATHETER (2), (as modified). For items having anchoring or positioning features designed for insertion through incisions or wounds, see DRAIN, SURGICAL. 2. A surgical item consisting of a hollow cylinder which may have features for anchoring, positioning, and is designed for insertion into a puncture or incision made by a needle or other surgical instrument. The puncturing device may be a component of the item. For items designed to be inserted through a natural opening, see CATHETER (1), (as modified); or TUBE, (as modified).