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Current
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Hemodialysis is a form
of renal therapy so common that over a million
lives depends on it worldwide. Quite understandably,
patients believe that hemodialysis equipment
offers a high level of safety – and that
in the event of venous needle dislodgement;
the machine will stop pumping blood and sound
an alarm. In reality, the equipment attempts
to predict blood loss by measuring blood pressure.
This is inadequate as a venous needle dislodgement
may not show a drop of the monitored blood pressure.
Needless to say, it doesn’t work.
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Patented
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Using patented
technology developed in response to demands made by
Dialysis professionals, Redsense is a blood loss detection
device for monitoring access points. It can be a vital
aid to the dialysis caretaker, or an entire safety
system for patients performing dialysis on their own.
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Venous
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Significant, or
even fatal, blood loss can easily occur when a venous
needle becomes dislodged. It doesn’t take long.
This can happen when the patient turns over in their
sleep or if the needle gets caught without someone
noticing. Fortunately, the vast majority of bleeding
incidents are resolved quickly and efficiently by
dialysis professionals who are only too aware of the
risks involved. But while the chances of losing the
patient may be small, waking up in a pool of blood
is traumatic experience. In the US alone, 7-10 patient
deaths due to needle dislodgement are reported each
year. It is feared that the true death in the US is
3 to 4 times higher.
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Redsense
Monitor
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Introducing
Redsense |
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Redsense
is a blood loss detection device comprising two parts:
a sensor patch and a base unit. Connected to the base
unit by a small cable, the sensor patch employs fibre
optic technology to continuously monitor the venous
needle access point. If bleeding begins, the base
unit worn on the patient’s arm will raise the
alarm. An infrared signal is transmitted from the
base unit to the sensor patch using fibre optic cable
In the event of bleeding, inner layers of the patch
smear blood over the optical sensor trigger the alarm.
Outer layers of the patch are absorbent.
Redsense Patch
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Exhibitions |
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Health Tec Medical
will be exhibiting the Redsense monitor and sensor
patches at the forthcoming meetings:
The Association of Renal Technologists A.R.T meeting Northampton - 8th & 9th Oct 2009
Scottish
Renal Ass - Glasgow
13th Nov 2009
EDTNA-UK - Reading - 15th & 16th Nov 2009
Come and visit
us for further information or to arrange an evaluation.
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Redsense
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The first
Clinically tested system to effectively sound
the alarm on venous needle dislodgement |
Visit Redsense
Medicals website below for further information:
Redsense
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With
the base unit on the patient’s arm and
the sensor patch securely placed over the venous
needle, Redsense will react to blood loss immediately,
so that nurses and doctors are free to focus
on the tangible problems of hemodialysis. And
the patient can benefit from the care of professionals
who feel in control of their situation.
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