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Country of Origin: USA
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- Weight: 0.72 lb
- Effectively lowers impedance to improve your tracings
- Its mild abrasive formula improves conductivity and helps achieve maximum efficiency with your equipment
- A single tube of Nuprep gel saves valuable time and money for the patient and technologist/technician
- Most Effective Uses: Audiology, cardiac catheter monitoring, cardiac rehabilitation monitoring, ECG telemetry, EEG exams, evoked potential procedures, Holter monitoring, sleep tests, stress tests, etc
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Weaver and Company
Ships from MFI Medical
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MPN: 10-61
- Phone: (800) 525-2130
Frequently asked questions
Does this gel improve signal quality?
Yes, the Weaver Nuprep Skin Prep Gel is specifically engineered to significantly improve signal quality for monitoring electrodes and electrophysiological tracings. It achieves this through its specialized preparation:
- Lowers Impedance: The mild abrasive formula gently strips the outermost layer of skin while moistening the underlying tissue. This crucial step dramatically lowers skin impedance, which is necessary for clear, reliable signal acquisition.
- Reduces Artifacts: By enhancing conductivity and electrode contact, the gel virtually eliminates problems caused by diaphoresis (excessive sweating) and unwanted signal artifacts.
This preparation gel is highly effective for a wide range of diagnostic procedures, including EEG exams, ECG telemetry, Holter monitoring, and stress tests.
Does this gel require special skin cleaning beforehand?
No, Nuprep Skin Prep Gel is designed as an all-in-one preparation tool. Its mild abrasive formula effectively strips the top layer of skin and hydrates the underlying surface in one step, making the application process straightforward and efficient without the need for complex pre-cleaning routines.
Is this gel appropriate for sensitive patient skin?
Yes, it is meticulously engineered to lower skin impedance while maintaining patient comfort. By gently removing the outer stratum corneum, it minimizes irritation compared to more aggressive methods, making it a standard, trusted choice for professional EEG and ECG monitoring environments.
Are there different sizes and pack options available?
Weaver Nuprep Skin Prep Gel comes in two convenient tube sizes designed with user-friendly flip-top caps for easy dispensing. You can choose the configuration that best fits your clinical volume:
- 25 g Tube: Available in 6-pack or 20-pack configurations, as well as bulk cases.
- 114 g (4 oz) Tube: Available in a 3-pack or a full case configuration (150 tubes total).
This variety ensures you can stock your facility efficiently, whether for routine exams or high-volume diagnostic settings.
How easily is the prep gel cleaned up?
The Weaver Nuprep Skin Prep Gel is designed for fast and simple post-procedure cleanup. The mild abrasive formula washes off quickly and completely using only warm water, ensuring efficiency and saving technologists time.
Is Nuprep Skin Prep Gel trusted by professionals?
Yes, Nuprep Skin Prep Gel is highly regarded and trusted across the medical community, especially by EEG and ECG technologists. It has maintained an excellent reputation for performance since its market introduction in 1991. The gel is widely relied upon for critical applications because it effectively reduces skin impedance and virtually eliminates performance issues caused by artifacts and excessive sweating (diaphoresis). This ensures superior conductivity and high-quality signal tracings for procedures such as Holter monitoring, stress tests, and EEG exams.
Is this prep gel highly versatile?
Yes, the Weaver Nuprep Skin Prep Gel is exceptionally versatile. It is designed for use in numerous diagnostic and monitoring procedures where low skin impedance and clear, artifact-free signal acquisition are essential. Its mild abrasive action and moisturizing properties ensure superior conductivity at the electrode site.
The gel is recommended for a wide array of electrophysiological procedures, including:
- Cardiac Procedures: ECG telemetry, Holter monitoring, Stress tests, Cardiac Catheter Monitoring, and Cardiac Rehabilitation Monitoring.
- Neurophysiology: EEG exams and Evoked Potential procedures.
- Other Diagnostics: Sleep tests and Audiology.
How should Nuprep Skin Prep Gel be stored?
Nuprep Skin Prep Gel should be stored at room temperature. No special storage is required.
Is the Nuprep Skin Prep Gel comfortable and safe?
Yes, the Weaver Nuprep Skin Prep Gel is formulated to be effective while ensuring patient comfort and safety.
- Mild and Gentle: It uses a specialized, mild abrasive formula that gently prepares the skin surface by removing the outermost layer and moistening the underlying layer.
- Minimal Discomfort: This process is designed to achieve superior conductivity while causing minimal patient irritation or discomfort.
- High Quality Results: By significantly lowering skin impedance, the gel helps virtually eliminate unwanted artifacts, which ensures high-quality, reliable electrical tracings for various medical procedures.
What is the country of origin for this product?
Weaver Nuprep Skin Prep Gel is manufactured in the USA.