Safe & Easy Port-A-Cath Access
Central venous access devices (CVAD) are especially used among oncology patients who undergo cyclical long term chemotherapeutic treatments. Port-A-Cath (PAC) devices are considered to be the preferred device for patients with such regimens. A major shortcoming of accessing the device is due to the fact that the PAC is located by palpation and is then stabilized manually before needle insertion. The needle is required to be in the center of the membrane, during its insertion. Failure to safely access the PAC may result in extravasation of chemotherapeutic agent into the soft tissues, damage to the PAC membrane, in addition to avoidable patient suffering.
Our invention provides the means for a safe and easy access to a PAC device for vascular access which can be illuminated trans-cutaneously prior to needle insertion thereby indicating to the medical personnel the presence or absence of appropriate PAC orientation and location for safe access.
