Intracardiac Sucker
Also called Cardiac Suction Tip, Intracardiac Suction Tube, Cardiotomy Sucker, Pump Sucker
- Type
- Suctioning
- Length
- 11¼ in
- Setups
- 12
A reusable stainless-steel suction tube with a hollow handle and a long, bent shaft. The end is a detachable guarded tip with a center hole and side openings. Single-use versions also exist.
Primary uses
What this instrument is on the table to do.
Suctions blood from the open heart chambers and the pericardial well during heart surgery on bypass. It runs to the bypass pump, so the blood goes back to the cardiotomy reservoir instead of to wall suction.
Sizes & variants
The lengths, angles and patterns it comes in.
Jarit Cooley intracardiac suction tube: 11 1/4 in (28.6 cm) with a detachable 9 mm wide tip. Other patterns differ in length, bend and tip size.
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