Teleflex Releases Arrow ErgoPack System With Hemodialysis and Large-Bore Catheters

August 21, 2023—Teleflex announced the release of its expanded Arrow ErgoPack complete system, which includes the Arrowg+ard Blue hemodialysis or large-bore lines, with a variety of French sizes, lumens, and lengths.

The Arrow ErgoPack complete system of central venous catheter insertion components are packaged in an ergonomic, top-down and left-to-right configuration, according to Teleflex.

The company noted in its press release that the complete system expansion includes the following updates:

• The Arrow GlideWheel Advancer to provide tactile feedback and finer control
• A kink-resistant nitinol guidewire
• A transducer cover to support guidelines for ultrasound use
• Prefilled sterile saline syringes, one per catheter lumen Extra ChloraPrep Skin Prep (BD Interventional) in each kit
• Tegaderm CHG IV securement dressing (3M) or Tegaderm IV advanced securement dressing (3M) with BioPatch protective disk (Johnson & Johnson)

“Max barrier kits like the Arrow ErgoPack complete system provide clinicians with the necessary components they need for their acute hemodialysis and large-bore insertions,” commented Lisa Kudlacz, President and General Manager, Vascular Access at Teleflex. “The intuitive configuration is designed to optimize their workflow, while also meeting the recommendations of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Society for Hospital Epidemiology of America, Infusion Nursing Society, and Infusion Nursing Society guidelines. Coupling these benefits along with the protection from Arrowg+ard Blue catheters helps clinicians fight against central line–associated bloodstream infections, protecting their patients and improving their procedures.”