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Cardiac Surgery & Perfusion

Cannula for ECLS

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Catheter options

Bio-Medicus Life Support™ catheters offer options that allow you the flexibility to uniquely treat each patient — smallest to largest, young to old — with varying extracorporeal support needs.

  • French sizes 9 to 29
  • Insertion lengths from 10 cm to 61 cm
  • Configurations for VA and VV ECMO or ECLS
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Drainage or return catheters — flex

  • Used for VA or VV configurations
  • Designed for drainage or return at different insertion lengths, with side holes only near the tip
Flex

Up to 18 cm insertion length

This is an image of the Bio-Medicus Life Support™ flex catheter, designed for drainage or return at different insertion lengths, with side holes only near the tip.
  1. Radiopaque1 suture collar
  2. Side holes near tip
Flex XL

50 and 55 cm lengths to assist in targeted vascular locations

This is an image of the Bio-Medicus Life Support™ flex XL catheter, designed for drainage or return at different insertion lengths, with side holes only near the tip.
This is close-up of the Bio-Medicus Life Support™ flex XL catheter tip, designed for drainage or return at different insertion lengths, with side holes only near the tip.
  1. Radiopaque1 suture collar
  2. Depth markings: for visualizing insertion length
  3. Tapered tip design1: for smooth transitions 
  4. Long-tapered introducer: supports tracking over the guidewire to facilitate placement

Drainage catheters

Designed for efficient drainage and optimized flow dynamics2

Multi

38 cm length for drainage from inferior vena cava

This is an image of the Bio-Medicus Life Support™ multi catheter, designed for efficient drainage and optimized flow dynamics.
  1. Radiopaque1 suture collar
  2. Extended introducer1: facilitates ease of insertion
Multi XL

55 and 61 cm lengths; longer insertion length allows various tip placements to support drainage flow

This is an image of the Bio-Medicus Life Support™ multi XL catheter, designed for efficient drainage and optimized flow dynamics.
  1. Radiopaque1 suture collar
  2. Marker band: indicates that all side holes are inserted at minimum depth within vessel
  3. Smooth side holes3: ease insertion and removal
  4. Extended introducer1: facilitates ease of insertion

Drainage or return catheters — mini

For catheter placement configurations that require smaller sizes and shorter insertable lengths

Mini

10–11.5 cm for return

This is an image of the Bio-Medicus Life Support™ mini catheter, designed with no side holes at tip for placement configurations that require smaller sizes and shorter insertable lengths.
  1. Radiopaque1 suture collar
  2. No side holes at tip
Mini

10–11.5 cm for drainage

This is an image of the Bio-Medicus Life Support™ mini XL catheter, designed with side holes at tip for catheter placement configurations that require smaller sizes and shorter insertable lengths.
  1. Radiopaque1 suture collar
  2. Side holes only at tip

Catheter placement

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Designed for performance1

Developed with extensive user input

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Optimized flow2

The thin, kink-resistant wall design promotes optimized flow rates.2

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Ease of insertion3

Features such as fingerlet tip supports create a no-step transition, allowing for smooth insertion.3

Advanced biostable material

Bio-Medicus Life Support™ cannulae are made with Elast-Eon™*, a biocompatible and biostable polyurethane/silicone copolymer.† Elast-Eon™* is commonly used in prolonged use and implantable medical devices, including ECMO dual lumen catheters.

  1. Elast-Eon™* catheter material
  2. Non-phthalate PVC introducer material
Bio-Medicus Life Support™ cannulae are made with Elast-Eon, a biocompatible and biostable polyurethane/silicone copolymer that is commonly used in prolonged use and implantable medical devices, including extracorporeal life support (ECLS) dual lumen catheters.

Configuration options

We developed the Bio-Medicus Life Support™ catheter by listening to the needs of ECLS/ECMO physicians regarding technique and configurations.

Veno-venous
 
Femoral-femoral VV
  • Femoral-venous drainage
  • Femoral-venous return
The Bio-Medicus Life Support™ catheter was created by listening to the needs of extracorporeal life support (ECLS) physicians regarding technique and configurations, including femoral-femoral veno-venous.
 
 
Femoral-jugular VV
  • Femoral-venous drainage
  • Jugular return
The Bio-Medicus Life Support™ catheter was created by listening to the needs of extracorporeal life support (ECLS) physicians regarding technique and configurations, including femoral-jugular veno-venous.
 
 
Veno-arterial
 
Femoral-femoral VA
  • Femoral-venous drainage
  • Femoral-arterial return
The Bio-Medicus Life Support™ catheter was created by listening to the needs of extracorporeal life support (ECLS) physicians regarding technique and configurations, including femoral-femoral veno-arterial.
 
 
Jugular-femoral VA
  • Jugular-venous drainage
  • Femoral-arterial return
The Bio-Medicus Life Support™ catheter was created by listening to the needs of extracorporeal life support (ECLS) physicians regarding technique and configurations, including jugular-femoral veno-arterial.
 
 
Femoral-arterial

Femoral arterial access to perfuse the leg.

This is an image showing how the femoral artery can be accessed using the Bio-Medicus Life Support™ catheter to perfuse the leg in extracorporeal life support (ECLS) procedure.
 
 
Pediatric VA
 
Jugular-carotid
  • Jugular drainage with mini
  • Carotid return with mini
This is an illustration showing how the jugular-carotid veno-arterial technique can be used using the Bio-Medicus Life Support™ catheter for pediatric care in extracorporeal life support (ECLS) procedure.
 
 

Performance data

 

 

Ordering information

Bio-Medicus Life Support™ catheters and introducers


Return or drainage Flex

Item number French size Tip length Connector
LS96218-015 15 Fr (5.0 mm) 18 cm 3/8 in (0.95 cm) vented
LS96218-017 17 Fr (5.7 mm) 18 cm 3/8 in (0.95 cm) vented
LS96218-019 19 Fr (6.3 mm) 18 cm 3/8 in (0.95 cm) vented
LS96218-021 21 Fr (7.0 mm) 18 cm 3/8 in (0.95 cm) vented
LS96218-023 23 Fr (7.7 mm) 18 cm 3/8 in (0.95 cm) vented
LS96218-025 25 Fr (8.3 mm) 18 cm 3/8 in (0.95 cm) vented

 


Return or drainage Flex XL

Item number French size Tip length Connector
LS96550-015 15 Fr (5.0 mm) 50 cm 3/8 in (0.95 cm) non-vented
LS96550-017 17 Fr (5.7 mm) 50 cm 3/8 in (0.95 cm) non-vented
LS96555-019 19 Fr (6.3 mm) 55 cm 3/8 in (0.95 cm) non-vented
LS96555-021 21 Fr (7.0 mm) 55 cm 3/8 in (0.95 cm) non-vented
LS96555-023 23 Fr (7.7 mm) 55 cm 3/8 in (0.95 cm) non-vented
LS96555-025 25 Fr (8.3 mm) 55 cm 3/8 in (0.95 cm) non-vented

 


Drainage Multi

Item number French size Tip length Connector
LS96438-021 21 Fr (7.0 mm) 38 cm 3/8 in (0.95 cm) non-vented
LS96438-023 23 Fr (7.7 mm) 38 cm 3/8 in (0.95 cm) non-vented
LS96438-025 25 Fr (8.3 mm) 38 cm 3/8 in (0.95 cm) non-vented

 


Drainage Multi XL

Item number French size Tip length Connector
LS96355-021 21 Fr (7.0 mm) 55 cm 3/8 in (0.95 cm) non-vented
LS96360-023 23 Fr (7.7 mm) 61 cm 3/8 in (0.95 cm) non-vented
LS96360-025 25 Fr (8.3 mm) 61 cm 3/8 in (0.95 cm) non-vented
LS96360-027 27 Fr (9.0 mm) 61 cm 3/8 in (0.95 cm) non-vented
LS96360-029 29 Fr (9.7 mm) 61 cm 3/8 in (0.95 cm) non-vented

 


Return Mini

Item number French size Tip length Connector
LS96010-009 9 Fr (3.0 mm) 10 cm 1/4 in (0.64 cm) non-vented
LS96010-011 11 Fr (3.7 mm) 10.5 cm 1/4 in (0.64 cm) non-vented
LS96010-013 13 Fr (4.3 mm) 11 cm 1/4 in (0.64 cm) non-vented
LS96010-015 15 Fr (5.0 mm) 11.5 cm 1/4 in (0.64 cm) non-vented

 


Drainage Mini

Item number French size Tip length Connector
LS96110-009 9 Fr (3.0 mm) 10 cm 1/4 in (0.64 cm) non-vented
LS96110-011 11 Fr (3.7 mm) 10.5 cm 1/4 in (0.64 cm) non-vented
LS96110-013 13 Fr (4.3 mm) 11 cm 1/4 in (0.64 cm) non-vented
LS96110-015 15 Fr (5.0 mm) 11.5 cm 1/4 in (0.64 cm) non-vented