On this page you will find a description for most terms used in the catalogue
and characteristics of our products. Please take a moment to read through this
page which will assist your understanding of our products and our capabilities.
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 Standard Pressure Stopcocks
Flow Path
Number of Ways
Handle Types
Handle Position
Body Materials
Luer Lock
Tube Fitment
Pre-Radiated
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Manifolds
Color Sequence
Right End Port
High Pressure Stopcocks
"ON" vs. "OFF" Handle
High Pressure Rotator
Accessories
Color Buttons
Vented vs. Sealed
Spare Parts
Needle-less Devices
Y-Site
Luer Lock Injection Site
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| Standard Pressure Stopcocks |
| Flow Path |
| Large Bore |
A Stopcock with flow path of 2.9 mm in diameter. Especially suitable for
anesthesia applications. |
| Standard Bore |
A Stopcock with flow path of 2.0 mm in diameter.
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| Number of Ways |
| 1 Way |
Stopcock with two ports, "closed" or "open" position only. |
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| 2 Way |
Stopcock with 3 ports and 2 positions. This Stopcock has a long arm with 90°
rotation. |
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| 3 Way |
Stopcock with 3 ports, a long arm handle of 180° rotation. Not allowing an
"all open position". |
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| 4 Way |
Stopcock with 3 ports, long or T handle, of 360° rotation, allowing all flow
possibilities. |
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| Handle Types |
| T Handle |
3 Arm handle, used with both standard and large bore products. A T handle is
used only with 4 way stopcocks. |
| Long Arm Handle |
1 Arm handle, can be used with both 3 and 4 way stopcocks. The handle can
be supplied in low or high profile design. The high profile handle (also
referred as XL) is also available with an alternative GXL design. The high
profile handle is more ergonomic than the low profile handle, where the low
profile handle has the advantage of being a smaller product.
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| 2 Arm Handle |
2 Arm handle, used with 1 way stopcocks, available in both high and low
profile.
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| Handle Position |
Handles can be positioned essentially in 4 differentpositions - above each
body port and at the back ("all open position").
One should choose the handle
position according to purpose and sterilization needs.
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| Body Materials |
| Makrolon |
A gamma compatible blue tinted Polycarbonate (also suitable for E.T.O
sterilization). New grade now available that has improved resistance to lipid
solutions. |
| Transparent Polycarbonate |
A body material suitable for standard applications. E.T.O compatible.
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| Polysulfone |
A body material providing superiority in resistance to lipid solutions. E.T.O
and gamma compatible. |
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| Luer Lock |
| Long nut |
A lock nut rotating around the Stopcock male collar without any back and
forth movement (mainly used in USA and Far East). |
| Short nut |
A lock nut rotating around the male collar but also sliding back and forth on
the male collar (mainly used in Europe).
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| Luer slip |
A Stopcock having no lock nut mechanism on it's male port. Usually used to
bond tube on the male port, see "tube fitment". |
| 3 female |
A Stopcock having 3 female ports and no male port.
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| Tube Fitment |
A Stopcock having either its
male or female port designed to accept a tube bond (tubing pocket).
Available in a variety of dimensions.
| | Pre-Radiated |
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A product treated with gamma radiation
assuring maximum sterility for future use.
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| Manifolds |
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Manifolds are available in 2, 3, 4 and 5 gang
models. |
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| Color Sequence |
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One should choose the color
sequence of the handles according to purpose of use. The color sequence is
defined by looking at the manifold when the female ports are pointed towards
you. For example: the color sequence of the manifold in the picture is BWR
(Blue-White-Red). | |
| Right End Port |
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The right port can be female or male with luer lock nut.
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| High Pressure Stopcocks |
| Used for catheterization and angiography procedures. Pressure resistance: 1050 psi (70
bar). | |
| "ON" vs. "OFF" Handle |
The 3 way stopcocks are available in 2 configurations:
"OFF" handle: handle arm
indicating closed flow path.
"ON" handle: handle arm indicating open flow
path. | |
| High Pressure Rotator |
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A bonded male luer-lock adaptor that enables the physician to rotate the catheter freely
without twisting the tubing behind the stopcock. | |
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| Accessories |
| Color Buttons |
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Stopcocks can be supplied with color coding buttons inserted in handle.
Color buttons can also be supplied in bulk. |
| Protectors for Female Ports |
Perfectly designed to cover or seal the female ports of all our products.
Protectors
for female ports are available in 2 models: extended and recessed. |
Extended: The protector's spigot extends beyond the thread, therefore the
luer leads the protector easily to a female port upon assembly.
Recessed:
The protector's spigot is recessed in such a way that when the protector is
placed on a tray with the luer downward, the spigot has no contact with the tray
and therefore remains sterile. |  |
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| Vented vs. Sealed |
| The protectors are available in vented or non-vented (sealed)
configurations. Vented protectors are used to enable ETO sterilization. |
| Spare Parts |
| Male and female protectors assembled as one
piece creating a spare part unit. |
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| Needleless Devices |
| An injection site enabling needle-free penetration into a latex free septum. |
| Y-Site |
| A Y-shaped device designed to match I.V. kits. |
| Luer Lock Injection Site |
| A latex free injection site. |
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