Rocket® IPC Catheter Insertion 16FG with Metal Tunneller IPC catheter with metal tunneller, gloves (latex free), fenestrated drape, 2 x square drape, 10ml syringe, 2 x safety green needle, safety orange needle, 18G needle + 12ml syringe, J-Tip guidewire, safety scalpel, drainage line, 16 Fr tearaway sheath/ dilator, valve cap, foam catheter pad, 8 x gauze pads, clear-film dressing, scissors, tunelling forceps, suture forceps, NeedleVise sharps safety device, needle driver, gallipot, 2 x sponge swabs. Sterile for single use
Rocket® IPC is indicated for intermittent, long term drainage of symptomatic, recurrent, pleural effusion, unresponsive malignant pleural effusions and abdominal ascites. Rocket® IPC offers an alternative long term method of managing pleural and peritoneal ascites allowing patients to be managed in the community which offers significant advantages:
- Early discharge
- Minimised repeat admission.
- Improved quality of life
- Improved control over discomfort and breathlessness
- Reduced cost