Vascular Access

P.A.S. PORT® Elite Peripheral Systems with PolyFlow® Polyurethane Catheters

Designed specifically for arm placement. P.A.S. PORT® systems are still implanted more often than any other peripheral port. Now, you can have the benefits of two materials in one portal.

P.A.S. PORT® Elite portals, with plastic on the outside and titanium on the inside, are designed to meet both your clinical needs and your performance demands. Together, plastic and titanium give you benefits neither gives you alone – lightweight patient comfort and long-term durability.

The Systems are designed to permit repeated access to the venous system for the parenteral delivery of medications, fluids, and nutritional solutions and for the sampling of venous blood.

Features of port:

• Arm placement of the P.A.S. PORT® Elite Systems are a cosmetically attractive option for many patients
  
• Its smaller profile is ideal for patients with smaller arms
  
• Convenient accessing without disrobing
  
• Plastic portal is lightweight for patient comfort, and has a low profile shape designed for comfortable arm placement
  
• Allows for a less traumatic implantation procedure
  
• Minimized risk of immediate insertion complications (1)
  
• WIDESITE® septum is designed for large needle puncture area
  
• Septum is captured in titanium to provide high compression necessary for needle retention and stability
  
• Titanium portal reservoir provides gouge resistance and long-term durability
  
• Needle stop titanium reservoir floor creates positive tactile feedback when the accessing needle makes contact
  
• Beveled front suture holes designed for ease of suturing
  
• Back pierceable suture hole designed to prevent tissue in-growth
  
• Nonferrous plastic/titanium portal is compatible with diagnostic imaging, including MRI and CT scanning.
  
• MR Conditional up to 3-Tesla
  
• ULTRA-LOCK® catheter connector for ease of assembly

(1). Winters V, Peters B, Coila S, Jones L. A trial with a new peripheral implanted vascular access device. Oncology Nursing Forum 1990; 17:891-896.

Features of catheter:

• PolyFlow® polyurethane catheter minimizes outer/inner diameter ratio and maximizes flow rate
  
• PolyFlow® polyurethane catheter is kink-resistant, biocompatible and radiopaque
  
• Smaller outer diameter than silicone catheters with the same internal diameter
  
• Smaller introducer than silicone catheters with the same internal diameter
  
• High tensile and shear strength designed to withstand high pressure
  
• Firm at room temperature for easier advancement into the vein with silicone-like softness at body temperature
  
• Surface structure shown to be lower in platelet adhesion (2)
  
• Catheter markings for reference during catheter placement

(2). Linder L, Curelaru I, Gustavsson B, et al. Material thrombogenicity in central venous catheterization: A comparison between soft, antebrachial catheters of silicone elastomer and polyurethane. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition 1984;8:399-406.