Quality Headphones

Comfortable, high-quality earphones, earbuds, and headphones that can be used with just about any audio device. Listen to a tape, CD, or MP3 while dialyzing. Headphones come in many different styles, and range from mono earbuds to larger, stereo headsets. Prices vary according to style. 25-piece order minimum. Orders can be filled immediately via phone, fax, or web.

Redsense Blood Detector

The Redsense safety device is designed to detect venous needle dislodgement during hemodialysis, for Home/Self and Clinical use.

Redsense consists of two parts: a sensor patch and an alarm unit. An infrared signal is transmitted from the alarm 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, which triggers the alarm.

The Redsense safety device is the results of close co-operation between medical staff and engineers. Dialysis equipment today is required to have a system which protects the patient from blood loss due to dislodgement of the venous needle. The commonly accepted solution is to monitor by the venous pressure alarm but a better solution has long been requested. Even with the routine supervision of medical staff still the venous needle can become dislodged: the dialysis machine will then continue to draw blood from the patient’s artery however not returning blood in the loop circuit as the venous needle has become dislodged and the patient’s blood ends up elsewhere. If undetected, this blood loss can have very serious consequences in only a few minutes. Redsense safety device provides a solution to this problem and detects venous needle dislodgement instantaneously; it only takes a few milliliters of blood on the sensor patch to sound the alarm.

Optimizing safety conditions for home hemodialysis users is a core ambition for Redsense Medical.

Redsense Medical has offices in Sweden and in the U.S. (Chicago, IL). For more information: www.redsensemedical.com.

SPD-BELT

The SPD-BELT serves as a body outfit and at the same time is very comfortable to wear. It hides the catheter protruding from the PD patient’s abdomen. The SPD-BELT was developed by a fashion designer with careful consideration of appearance and comfort.

The best part about this PD belt is that it’s both comfortable and attractive. It’s a unisex belt made for all people of different shapes and sizes.

Also available is a PD belt designed specifically for women. They are able to wear it during the day underneath their clothing and during the night under their lingerie. Women can feel beautiful and sexy every hour of the day. The belt is hardly noticeable and sits very comfortably on the body.

The SPD-BELT is made of 100% cotton, and is hypoallergenic. It comes in all sizes and in either black or white.

The Original Tuck-Away Belt

For over 15 years, the Tuck-Away Belt has provided peritoneal dialysis patients with comfort and support for thier catheter. The Tuck-Away Belt is simple to use, and available in black or white, and in 4 different sizes. Made in Canada.

• Small 26–32”
• Medium 32–42”
• Large 40–50”
• XL 48–58”

Tuck-Away Belts are machine washable can be put in the dryer or steam ironed.

Theraworx™

Theraworx is an all-natural solution designed to cleanse and nourish the skin. The skin-healthy formula lasts for hours after skin application, providing long-lasting moisture and protection. Containing no alcohols, it leaves your skin soft and comfortable rather than cracked and dry. Patented in 2002, this product has blossomed into a full line of skin-healthy products safe for the entire family, but strong enough for the clinician.

Theraworx is a skin-healthy solution to cleanse, moisturize, and protect your skin. The science behind the magic is multi-factorial and was designed over a period of years. First created by a dermatologist a decade ago, it has undergone a creation of its own. With ingredients included by category to perform numerous tasks, its base solution can be safely manipulated to become an entire line of products dedicated to meet the needs of the times.

Each ingredient is critical along with the methods used to provide a stable, reliable product. Theraworx is distributed only after undergoing a unique treatment process. This allows us to provide a product free of chemicals and alcohols so often used to prevent bacterial growth. Each ingredient is added in clinically significant amounts to assure function, not simply to look good on the label.

TOPICAINE® Anesthetic Gel

ESBA Laboratories has manufactured TOPICAINE® Anesthetic Gel since 1995. TOPICAINE is preferred for pain relief by both physicians and patients worldwide. An over-the-counter product, it is accessible to everyone and can be purchased directly from ESBA Laboratories by calling 800-677-9299. Orders are sent out within one business day. Pricing is very reasonable and a discount program is in place for dialysis patients.

TOPICAINE is a non-oily, translucent gel containing Lidocaine 4% in a drug delivery system with skin permeation enhancers and soothing agents. Applied 30 to 60 minutes, numbing effects will last approximately twice the application time (1–2 hours).

TOPICAINE showed the highest level of anesthetic efficacy overall in an independent clinical study conducted at the Department of Dermatology, New York University.