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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: Home Dialysis - NxStage Users => Topic started by: greg10 on April 30, 2011, 07:19:35 AM

Title: Recent Changes in CAR-170b saline spike adapter
Post by: greg10 on April 30, 2011, 07:19:35 AM

Have you noticed the latest changes in the saline adapter?  It used to be 4x2x1 but now it is 4x1.  This may not seem to matter very much, but it affects how drug infusions can now be done through the saline "T" line (now it can't).  This is actually a step backwards in design and perhaps done on purpose to make way for new cartridges.

Two different design spike adapters; 4x2x1 more useful for drug infusion.

(http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=22860.0;attach=18741)

Let me illustrate how the old CAR170b could had been used for drug infusion, the example below with a syringe pump.

(http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=22860.0;attach=18743)

Title: Re: Recent Changes in CAR-170b saline spike adapter
Post by: boswife on April 30, 2011, 07:40:11 AM

Hum,,,,,,,at this time im not fond of changes... Im loving that things are understandable to me 'as is' and often when changes happen, theirs 'kinks' to be worked out.  I dont like being one to 'work um out' (    Hope this IS for the good, im sure thats their aim............  and..................  i havent seen any change as yet, but just got a new shipment... wonder whats in them thar boxes??????