This makes the job of the dentist very difficult and time consuming.
Very young children are also not able to obey commands such as opening their mouth, lifting their tongue or staying still during their dental treatment. They cannot control their fear, phobia, anxiety or anger. Primarily, this is because children are young. Their needs are very different from adults. We consider all patients below 18 years old as pediatric patients.Ĭhildren require special dental care. For a complete listing of indicatons, contraindications, precautions and warnings, please refer to the Instructions for Use which accompany each product.We treat kids too! We provide primary and comprehensive dental care for children and adolescents. The benefits of extracorporeal support must be weighed against the risk of systematic anticoagulation and must be assessed by the prescribing physician.Ĭaution: Federal law (USA) restricts devices coated with Cortiva™ BioActive Surface and Balance Biosurface to sale by or on the order of a physician. Warnings: A strict anticoagulation protocol should be followed and anticoagulation should be routinely monitored during all procedures.
Technology licensed under agreement from BioInteractions, Limited, United Kingdom.Ĭomparison between Balance-coated and uncoated in vitro bench test circuits of percentage of platelets that are activated with adenosine diphosphate (ADP μM) in circulating heparinized human blood over time. Part Number 306350076 Rev A (06/06).ģ. Balance ™ is a registered trademark of Medtronic, Inc. Accessed 11/07.Ģ. Sorin product literature. Intersept ™ Pre-bypass Filters and Intersept Crystalloid Cardioplegia Filter available in Tubing Packs only.Īffinity ™ Arterial Filter 212 ml volume, 3/8” Inlet, 3/8” Outlet, 38 micron screenĪffinity Arterial Filter with Bypass 212 mL volume, 3/8” Inlet, 3/8” Outlet, 38 micron screenĪffinity Arterial Filter 212 ml volume, 3/8” Inlet, 3/8” Outlet, 20 micron screenĪffinity Arterial Filter with Bypass 212 ml volume, 3/8” Inlet, 3/8” Outlet, 20 micron screenĪffinity Pixie ™ Arterial Filter, 39 ml volume, 1/4” Inlet, 1/4” Outlet, 30 micron screenĪffinity Pixie Arterial Filter with Cortiva™ BioActive Surface, 39 ml volume, 1/4” Inlet, 1/4” Outlet, 30 micron screenĪffinity Pixie Arterial Filter with Balance Biosurface, 39 ml volume, 1/4” Inlet, 1/4” Outlet, 30 micron screenġ. Note: All filters with bypass circuits include a purge line with a valve and stopcock. Just 30 mmHg pressure drop at the maximum flow rate of 3.2 L/min for gentle blood handling. The filter housing is completely clear for excellent visibility. Horizontal surfaces are reduced for minimal bubble hang-up. The Affinity Pixie Arterial Filter has been designed to have no “hidden” areas, such as opaque screen caps or urethane pleating and netting where air and particulate can become trapped. The filter’s maximum recommended flow rate of 3.2 L/min exceeds that of competing arterial filters and provides versatility of use with different patient sizes.Įffective filtration is provided by the unique 30 micron concentric folded screen design that maximizes the available filtration surface area within a small filter housing.ĮASE OF PRIME, EFFECTIVE AIR HANDLING, AND EXCELLENT VISIBILITY With just 39 mL prime volume, the Affinity Pixie™ Arterial Filter is used as part of strategies to minimize prime volume contribution to hemodilution. A pediatric arterial filter featuring ease of prime and effective air handling and filtration.