OriGen dual lumen catheters are indicated for use as a single cannula for both venous drainage and arterial re-infusion of blood in the internal jugular vein during extracorporeal life support (ECLS or ECMO) procedures

The OriGen dual lumen PEBAX® wire reinforced catheter is available in the following size: VV13F, VV16F, VV19F, VV23F, VV28F  . The following size of  dual lumen PEBAX® wire reinforced catheters are in development: VV32F. (The OriGen dual lumen polyurethane, not wire reinforced, is still available in the following size:  VV15F)

Each catheter is made of wire-reinforced Pebax and, is supplied with a blunt introducer. This new catheter is an improvement from the previous design. The new features include:

• A softer polymer material, called PEBAX®, to improve recovery from kinking

• Wire-reinforcing along the tip to increase the resistance to collapse and kinking

• A new tip and reinfusion port design to reduce recirculation

The OriGen Dual Lumen Catheter is ideally suited for the simultaneous drainage and reinfusion of blood through the internal jugular vein during ECMO procedures. This new catheter design has the right combination of flexibility, bend radius, collapse resistance and recovery from kinking to be ideal for ECMO with centrifugal pumps.

Introducer: Each catheter is supplied with a blunt introducer to aid in catheter placement via cutdown. If cutdown is not desired, a separate percutaneous introducer kit is available with all the necessary guidewires and introducers.

Recirculation: Return and drain holes are separated, rather than positioned directly opposite, which has been shown to reduce recirculation (1).

Tip diameter: The catheter has a relatively consistent diameter over the length of the tip, but there is some extra reinforcement at the hub.

Lumen size: The inserted tip is divided internally so that the drainage lumen has a cross-section area roughly twice that of the return lumen.

 

Material: The catheter is PEBAX® except for the polyurethane and polycarbonate connector tubes. The tip section is radiopaque.

Priming: The reinfusion lumen is supplied with a self-sealing vent plug to vent air and then seal during insertion, without having to clamp the catheter, to help de-air the catheter.

Product Codes

Product Code	Tip Diameter (F)	Inserted Length (cm)
VV13F	13F	8.2
VV16F	16F	9.5
VV19F	19F	13.7
VV23F	23F	18.2
VV28F	28F	22.5
VV32F	32F	25.0