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- Weight: 2.65 lb
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Cardinal Health
Ships from MFI Medical
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MPN: 31424780
- Phone: (800) 964-5227
Frequently asked questions
Does the clear tape allow full skin visibility?
The Cardinal Health neonatal electrodes use a conformable clear tape substrate. This design offers significant clinical advantages by providing excellent visibility to the underlying skin surface, which is crucial for continuous monitoring and assessment in neonatal intensive care.
This specialized tape is also engineered to enhance performance and maintain adhesion in challenging environments:
- It effectively absorbs fluids to maintain application integrity.
- It is designed to slow hydrogel moisture loss, ensuring reliable signal quality and consistent adhesion, even when the patient is exposed to warming lights.
Are the leadwires radiolucent for safe X-ray use?
Yes, these neonatal electrodes feature radiolucent leadwires. This is a critical design element, ensuring the electrodes do not interfere with diagnostic imaging procedures, such as X-rays, allowing the patient to remain continuously monitored.
Does the pre-wired design accelerate setup?
Yes, the pre-wired design significantly streamlines the monitoring workflow and accelerates setup, which is crucial in neonatal care settings. Since the leadwires are integrated, you eliminate the time required to attach separate wires, allowing for immediate patient connection.
Key benefits of this pre-wired configuration include:
- Simplified Setup: Ensures rapid application and connection, saving critical time.
- Color-Coded Wires: The integrated leadwires (standard 24 inches, variants up to 40 inches) are color-coded for quick and accurate identification during placement.
- Radiolucent Material: The wires are radiolucent, ensuring continuous ECG monitoring with minimal interference during X-ray procedures.
Are these electrodes optimized for neonatal use?
Yes, these Cardinal Health Pre-Wired Electrodes are specifically engineered for neonatal patient monitoring. Their design addresses the critical needs of infants in care environments (such as the NICU).
Key features optimized for neonates include:
- Visibility: They feature a conformable clear tape substrate that allows clinical staff to maintain continuous visibility of the patient’s underlying skin.
- Moisture Management: The substrate is designed to absorb fluids and effectively slow the loss of hydrogel moisture, which is crucial when the infant is exposed to warming lights.
- Diagnostic Compatibility: The integrated leadwires are radiolucent, meaning they will not cause interference and can safely remain in place during X-ray procedures.
- Ease of Use: They are pre-wired with color-coded leadwires (24-inch or 40-inch depending on the variant) for quick and accurate application management.
Do these electrodes feature hydrogel?
Yes, these neonatal electrodes are designed with a clear tape substrate that helps slow down hydrogel moisture loss, particularly when used with warming lights. This design ensures consistent and reliable ECG/EKG monitoring.
Are different specialized configurations available?
Yes, Cardinal Health offers several specialized configurations of these pre-wired neonatal electrodes, ensuring they meet diverse clinical requirements while maintaining high standards for patient safety and visibility. All variants are specifically designed for continuous ECG monitoring in neonatal patients.
Key differences between the available configurations include:
- Tape Size: Options include a standard clear tape substrate configuration and a Large Tape version.
- Leadwire Length: The standard length is 24 inches, but a configuration with longer 40-inch radiolucent leadwires is also available.
- Connectivity: One specific configuration features 0.060” sockets.
- Packaging: You can choose between packages of 3 electrodes per strip (100 strips per case) or 5 electrodes per pack (100 packs per case).
Regardless of the configuration, all electrodes feature a conformable clear tape substrate (allowing skin visibility) and radiolucent leadwires (safe for X-ray procedures).
Are the leadwires color-coded and radiolucent?
Yes, these Cardinal Health Pre-Wired Neonatal Electrodes include leadwires specifically designed for clinical utility:
- Color-Coded: The leadwires are color-coded to ensure easy and accurate identification during placement and setup.
- Radiolucent Feature: They are radiolucent, which is critical for neonatal care. This allows them to be used safely during X-ray procedures without causing interference or signal obstruction in diagnostic images.
- Length: The standard leadwire length is 24 inches, although specific configurations are available with longer 40-inch leadwires for increased flexibility.
Does the clear tape help maintain hydrogel moisture?
The electrodes feature a clear, conformable tape substrate designed to slow hydrogel moisture loss. This feature helps maintain performance, particularly in environments where moisture retention is critical for continuous monitoring.
Are these electrodes new or refurbished?
These electrodes are factory new, ensuring the highest quality and performance standards for sensitive neonatal applications.
Are these electrodes made in the US?
Yes, these electrodes are manufactured in the US by Cardinal Health, ensuring adherence to high quality and safety standards for medical devices.