Medical Supplies
Home Dialysis Central has pulled together this selection of helpful products for dialysis patients. Select a category to show only those related products. Do you have a product that you think could be useful for dialysis patients? Fill out this form to add it to our list.
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makes them for price and order details. You will find contact info for each company under each
product.
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MedAlerts Wristbands
The MedAlerts wristband with QR code technology provides access to your complete medical history to paramedics, nurses, doctors or law enforcement officers easily and securely.
Using a smartphone they can simply scan the QR code on the MedAlerts wristband to see all of the medical information you want them to know.
It eliminates the need for them to guess who you are, what medical conditions you have, what medications you are taking, etc. and increases your chance of getting the best care.
In an emergency situation wearing a MedAlerts wristband could save your life or the life of a loved one.
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Enviro-Pad
The Enviro-pad is an economical, multi-purpose, highly absorbent, disposable fluid barrier pad with a laminated backing that absorbs an amazing 1,000 ml per square yard. The air-spun material provides enhanced comfort and has a multitude of practical purposes in and out of the medical field.
Key benefits include:
- Fluid capacity of 1,000 ml per square yard
- Fluid absorption rate of 6.1 seconds/10 ml
- Laminated backing that prevents fluid strike-through
- Reversible for emergency spills
- Adhesive at corners for securing purposes
- Assists with waste disposal by incinerating to a fine ash
- Facilitates faster O.R. clean-up and turn-around
- Enhanced comfort while standing assists in reducing leg stress
- Economically priced
- Versatile and practical
- Performs well for chemical spill protection
- Equipment and floor protection from liquid contaminants
- Lengths may be customized to preference
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Pack-m-Ups™
Pack-m-Ups™ are a new kind of pill organizer and medication reminder. They are convenient and easy to use, and they work well as a daily, weekly, or monthly pill organizer.
Pack-m-Ups use a secure press-and-seal closure that makes it easy to open and close the moisture-resistant pill compartments. Pack-m-Ups are perforated so you can use them connected as a weekly pill organizer, or separate them to carry just what you need for the day.
Pack-m-Ups are made from a durable, flexible, and transparent material, so you can view your medications at a glance. And, you can personalize the write-on surface with a pen or marker to remind yourself of the day and time to take your pills. So, leave your pill box at home and use Pack-m-Ups when you are out and about, at work, shopping, or on extended business or pleasure travel.
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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.
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Alcavis Bleach Wipes
Portable | Accessible | Convenient
- COVID-19 Protective as per the CDC Requirements for Disinfectants
- Ideal for blood and body fluid spills
- Eradicates C. difficile, S. aureus, S. enterica, P. aeruginosa, TB & HIV: Viral, MRSA and VRE, Norovirus
- Fast-acting kill power against resistant pathogens
- Stable: 12-month shelf life
- Consistent and accurate concentration of bleach every time
- CDC & OSHA compliant
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MyMedSchedule™
MyMedSchedule™ is a great medication reminder and is free! Your personal medication chart clearly shows the times you should take each medicine or supplement, and how much to take. There are even images of your pills so there is no confusion.
You can place a medication chart where you will most need it: either on the refrigerator, or in your bedroom or bathroom. And if you travel, or are just out for the day at work or shopping, you can take the wallet-size MyMedSchedule list with you.
With MyMedSchedule, you even have an easy way to share your medication list with all of your doctors and dentist, and the schedule is readily available in case of an emergency. One MyMedSchedule.com user tells us, "My doctors love it when I bring my chart to each visit so they can quickly see everything I am taking."
Try this free program by going to www.mymedschedule.com. You can start with your current meds, and easily update your medications as often as you need. You can even create a schedule for your other family members.
You can rest easy as your medical information remains secure with MyMedSchedule. Your personal health information is protected by SSL encryption, and will not be redistributed or resold.
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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.
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JMS AV Fistula Needles
JMS develops dialysis products promoting the safety and welfare of healthcare workers and patients. JMS provides several brands of AV fistula needles to meet any clinical need. They are proud to offer the following products for dialysis:
SysLoc® Family
The
simple and effective design of the SysLoc family allows the needle to retract easily into the hub without the use of any bulky attachments. The SysLoc needle allows you to choose from a wide range of configurations for hemodialysis or apheresis treatments.
WingEater®
The
JMS WingEater is our most popular safety AV fistula needle. WingEater provides extraordinary needle-stick protection in an easy-to-use design.
Harmony™
The
JMS Harmony needle is for use with previously-established mature access sites using a constant-site (Buttonhole) technique of needle insertion. JMS Harmony needles include an innovative site preparation tool and is specifically designed for home dialysis patients and patients who self-cannulate.
Please contact JMS or one of their distributors for more information. You can also visit their website for video and training manuals.
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Dialysis Cart
The Dialysis Cart Model DC14 is specifically designed for PD patients. It provides easy access, helps organize, and helps with transporting your dialysis supplies. The DC14 is made of schedule-40 durable PVC and will never rust. It is also extremely durable, easy to clean, and is bacterial-static, meaning that bacteria will not grow or reproduce on the cart. Warranty: 5 years on frame, 2 years on casters and fabric. Ships via UPS.
Model DC14 features:
- 43" H x 34" W x 16" D
- Specially designed for PD patients
- Sturdy 4-drawer cart with 2 shelves
- Easy-roll 3" dual-wheel casters (2 locking)
- Available in redwood (shown in picture)
Click here to see this product on the manufacturer’s website.
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The NEW Daytripper "E"
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The Daytripper CAPD Warmer
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THE PDPOD 1 / IVNOW1
Modular tabletop or wall-mounted PD solution warmer pods. Each fluid warming cavity is separately controlled and features an L.E.D. display. A sensor in the heating plate detects the I.V. bag and engages the heater to quickly warm the fluid. temperature sensors continuously monitor the temperature of the fluid bag to maintain the fluid temperature within +0/-2ºC (+0/-3ºF) of the set point temperature. The electronic control monitors how long the bag has been held at temperature, and can be displayed at the touch of a button. The control alerts users when a fluid bag has been held at temperature longer than 14 days.
- Each unit accommodates 0.5L, 1L, 2L & 3L bags
- Lightweight, medical grade plastic housing
- Intelligent bag sensors
- Dual temperature sensors
- Heats to 40°C (104°F) in 30 minutes or less
- Accuracy of +0°/-2°C (+0°/-3°F)
- Convenient countertop design
- Wall-mount or pole-mount kit available. Please call for details and pricing
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Alcavis 50
Angelini Pharma’s mission is to offer innovative and progressive solutions for antisepsis and disinfection to healthcare professionals and self care patients in the renal markets. Our products are sodium hypochlorite-based, and manufactured via partial electrolysis to create an end product that is stable, safe, pure, and effective.
Alcavis 50, a high-level disinfectant for dialysis catheter caps and connections, can be used to disinfect central venous catheter end caps prior to hemodialysis initiation and termination as well as on the peritoneal dialysis transfer set prior to CAPD and CCPD tubing connections.
Other uses for our home population include disinfection of PD bag medication ports and medication caps for intraperitoneal injections. Alcavis 50 can be used to disinfect accidental transfer tip contaminations (dropped transfer set) and for scheduled routine transfer set changes at the dialysis clinic.
Benefits of Alcavis 50 catheter disinfectant include:
- Contact time of 2 minutes
- Compatibility with ALL catheter materials and brands
- Clear, non-staining
- Broad spectrum of germ kill
- Economical
- Bottle stable for 6 months after opening
Alcavis 50 is available in 200ml spray, 250 and 500ml size multi-dose pour bottles.
Discuss adding this product to your home dialysis delivery with your dialysis care provider or contact Angelini Pharma at 800-726-2308 ext. 114 or email inquiry@angelini-us.com for more information on Alcavis 50.
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ExSept Plus
Angelini Pharma’s mission is to offer innovative and progressive solutions for skin cleansing and disinfection to healthcare professionals and self care patients in the renal markets. Our products are sodium hypochlorite-based, and manufactured via partial electrolysis to create an end product that is stable, safe, pure, and effective.
ExSept Plus is a skin, exit site, and wound cleanser used to cleanse catheter exit sites and cleanse skin prior to cannulation.
- replaces povidone iodine and chlorhexidine
- non staining, non sensitizing, non irritating
- two minute application time
- compatible with all hemo and peritoneal catheter materials
Angelini Pharma—Research and Commitment in Disinfection
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CELOX Hemostatic Products
FDA-Approved CELOX [CELL-ox] Products are redefining effective bleeding management. Bleeding has been stopped in much the same way it has been since the turn of the last century – until now. CELOX Granules, Gauze and Dressing are invaluable, potentially life-saving products that provide rapid, efficient hemostasis for men, women, children and seniors.
CELOX provides a range of hemostatic products to control bleeding from and around central venous catheter, fistula, and graft access sites. CELOX performance has been proven on the battlefield, in emergency and clinical settings, and in the laboratory.
CELOX is the only hemostat proven to rapidly stop bleeding even when blood and its ability to clot is compromised by use of anti-coagulant blood thinners like Coumadin, Warfarin, Plavix, Pradaxa or Xarelto. CELOX doesn't sting or burn and easily irrigates with water or saline.
CELOX products are not new. CELOX was created for use on military battlefields to stop severe bleeding in its tracks – in most cases instantaneously – even in extreme circumstances or challenging conditions. Now the same FDA-approved, military-strength, hospital-grade products are available for use in non-military markets – without a prescription. CELOX is classified by the FDA as an OTC medical device, not a pharmaceutical.
- In the history of its use, there have been no reports of CELOX having failed or underperformed
- CELOX – FDA /Health Canada/NATO approved & prestigious Class 3CE mark in Europe
- Classified by FDA as an OTC medical device, not a pharmaceutical – for nosebleeds and minor, moderate and severe bleeding [not yet available in retail stores]
- Only product proven to quickly stop bleeding for those on blood thinners like Coumadin, Warfarin, Heparin, Plavix, Pradaxa or Xarelto
- Each product designed to be easily self-administered and used by those with no emergency or medical training
- Cannot be over-used – No measuring or "dosing" needed
- Reduces risk related to spread of blood-borne pathogens
- Works for those with inherited or acquired bleeding or clotting disorders [like Hemophilia]
- Does not sting, burn or generate heat
- Easily washes away with water or saline – no debridement necessary
- Because it is bio-compatible, remaining CELOX granules are safely absorbed
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Anasept™ - Kills Super Bugs
Anasept™ is a safe and gentle skin and wound antiseptic. It comes in liquid spray and thick, clear gel forms. Dialysis patients find it easy to use to clean and disinfect any exit sites. Anasept is a solution of .057% Sodium Hypochlorite in saline, and it will not irritate or stain the site or surrounding skin. Also, it is compatible (non-damaging) with all catheter materials.
Anasept is effective against a broad range of bacteria, fungi, and viruses including MRSA, VRE, Staph, Pseudomonas, and Candida, as well as many others. With proper use of Anasept, the patient can be assured that the dialysis or wound site is clean and bacteria-free.
Anasept products are over-the-counter and have a 2 year shelf life. For more clinical information, or to purchase Anasept, please call or email us.
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CathPal I & II
The CathPal is a catheter securement wrap that secures the catheter without any sticky reside and doesn't attract dust and dirt the way tape does. It allows the patient to release and re-secure the catheter multiple times without having to replace the adhesive to the skin, reducing the number times it needs to be changed - saving time, money, and making it less irritable to the skin than using tape. The best part that is that the CathPal remains secure when it gets wet during a shower. Overall, just a great, new, innovative product that will help dialysis patients everywhere.
Find out more about Jenny and why she created the CathPal in this KidneyViews blog post!
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AquaCart Mobile Water Treatment Unit
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Alcavis Bleach Wipes 1:100
Portable | Accessible | Convenient
- Ideal for hard surfaces and materials yet gentle for daily use on screens, walls, treatment rooms, dialysis machines & powder coated objects
- Low-level dilution
- Fast-acting kill power
- Eradicates S.aureus, P. aeruginosa & S. enterica
- Consistent and accurate concentration of bleach every time
- Stable: 18-month shelf life
- EPA-registered
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Alcavis Bleach Wipes 1:50
Portable | Accessible | Convenient
- COVID-19 Protective as per the CDC Requirements for Disinfectants
- Ideal for use on hard surfaces (i.e., counters, exam tables, beds, carts, I.V. poles, wheelchairs, dialysis machines, etc.)
- Effective against MRSA, VRE, S. pneumonia, S. pyrogens, P. aeruginosa, S. enterica & S. aureus
- Stable: 18-month shelf life
- Consistent and accurate concentration of bleach every time
- CDC & OSHA compliant