Arrow International Inc - VPS Rhythm ECG Accessory Pack with Johans Adapter - Class 2 Recall

VPS Rhythm ECG Accessory Pack with Johans Adapter, REF RHY-100-ECGJ Product Usage: To provide real time tip location information of a central venous catheter by utilization of ECG to observe P-wave changes as the tip approaches the right atrium of the heart via the Superior Vena Cava (SVC). The VPS Rhythm Device is appropriate for final catheter tip placement in any catheter that is intended to be placed in the lower 1/3 of the SVC near the cavo-atrial junction (CAJ). Catheters that are traditionally considered CVCs that are intended to be placed in the right atrium, or any location other than the lower 1/3 SVC (e.g. chronic hemodialysis catheters placed in the right atrium).
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