Fresenius Medical Care Peritoneal Dialysis Connections

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Fresenius Medical Care Peritoneal Dialysis
Connections

• Safe-Lock to stay?safe Connection

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Connections using Fresenius Medical Care products

• This inservice is not intended to replace the
  advice or training from your physician. Refer to
  the Instructions For Use (IFU) for detailed
  device description, instructions,
  contraindications, warnings, and precautions.
• Fresenius Medical Care, DEL-CLAMP, Stay?Safe,
  Safe-Lock, DELFLEX and FREEDOM are trademarks of
  Fresenius Medical Care Holdings Inc. or its
  affiliated companies. All other trademarks are
  the property of their respective owners.

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Fresenius Products

• Baxter is a trademark of Baxter International
  Inc. or its affiliates.
• Instructions on how to use Baxter products were
  reproduced from the manufacturers literature and
  were current at the time of print. Instructions
  are included for the patient's convenience but
  Fresenius Medical Care North America does not
  specifically endorse the use of these products or
  assume any liability related to their use.
  Should there be any differences between the
  instructions listed in this manual and the
  instructions for use provided with the medical
  devices referenced, the instructions provided
  with the medical device should be taken as
  accurate."

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Connections using Fresenius Medical Care products

• Note for clarity the model is shown not wearing
  personal protective equipment (PPE). Follow your
  facilitys policies and procedures for use of
  personal protective equipment.
• It is vital to maintain sterility of the
  connectors during connection procedures.

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Safe-Lock Systems

• Please note Safe-Lock systems include
• Delflex Premier Plus exchange set
• Freedom Y-set with snap disconnect
• All Freedom cycler tubing sets
  
• Newton cycler set with safe lock connectors
• 8 Lead Safe-Lock Manifold set

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Safe-Lock Connections
Catheter adapter on catheter
4 inch convertible extension set
Extension set with roller clamp
Premier transfer set
Patient catheter or extension
tubing segment with Del-clamp
The patients Safe-Lock connector or extension
set will look like one of the above. These are
photos of the patient catheter or catheter
extension set with a tubing segment secured with
a DEL-CLAMP clamp attached.
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Safe-Lock patient to stay?safe system
A stay?safe Extension Set with Safe-Lock patient
connector will allow the patient with a Fresenius
Safe-Lock PD system to use stay?safe supplies
while in the hospital.
stay?safe Extension Set with Safe-Lock patient
connector
Safe-Lock PD system
stay?safe System
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Safe-Lock patient to stay?safe system

• Gather supplies

stay?safe Extension Set with Safe-Lock patient
connector 12 inches (P/N 050-95001)
or 18 inches (P/N 050-95002)

stay?safe supplies for procedure.
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Safe-Lock patient to stay?safe system
Disinfectant chamber
Segment secured with Del-clamp
Remove the tubing segment secured with a
DEL-CLAMP clamp from the patients catheter and
attach the stay?safe Extension Set. Add povidone
iodine solution to the top of threads in the
disinfectant chamber. Proceed with the stay?safe
exchange procedure.
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DISCHARGE INSTRUCTIONSFOR ALL CONNECTIONS

• The patient should return to his/her home or
  clinic with the additional extension in place.
  This practice will allow the patient to return
  home and resume dialysis without interruption.
• Instruct the patient to remove any adaptors added
  to their extension set at the beginning of the
  next exchange or as directed by the PD clinic
  nurse.

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Choose the type of catheter or transfer set and
the type of system utilized. Look down the column
and across the row to the adapter needed. Click
on the icon in the box to take you to the
procedure
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Please contact your Fresenius Clinical Sales
Representative at 1-800-662-1237 if you have
questions regarding the use of a Fresenius PD
system or adapter.
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CD Available through Customer Service 800-323-5188
(P/N 100676-01)