Renal Care

BIOHOLE SAFETOUCH TULIP AVF NEEDLE

Blunt AVF needle with safety mechanism for the buttonhole technique.

Nipro’s Biohole™ buttonhole device is a simple and effective tool in creating tunnel tracks for the buttonhole technique.

Blunt AVF needle with safety mechanism for the buttonhole technique.

Nipro’s Biohole™ buttonhole device is a simple and effective tool in creating tunnel tracks for the buttonhole technique.

The Biohole™ stick is inserted into the needle track and reduces tunnel formation time from 2-3 months to 14 days, with less funnel deformation and fewer vascular access complications.

Access creation can be achieved as early as the second session, which makes for a less complicated and more comfortable experience all around.

  • Siliconized dull needle reduces pain compared to the rope-ladder technique¹⁻⁵
  • Minimizes potential needling error and hematoma formation⁴′⁶′⁷
  • Less AVF complications: reduces aneurysm formation and only two puncture sites required ⁴
  • Decreases bleeding time⁸⁻¹⁰
  • Reduced risk of needle stick injuries thanks to a non-reversible mechanism
Footnotes
  1. Toma S. A timesaving method to create a fixed puncture route for the buttonhole technique; Nephrology dialysis and transplantation. 2003
  2. Sukthinthai N. Buttonhole technique better than area puncture technique on hemostasis and pain associated with needle cannulation; J. Med. Assoc. Thai. 2012
  3. Kim MK. Clinical effects of buttonhole cannulation method on hemodialysis patients, Hemodial. Int. 2013
  4. o Twardowski Z. Different sites versus constant sites of needle insertion into arteriovenous fistula for treatment by repeated dialysis. Dial Transplant. 1979
  5. de Castro MC. Arteriovenous fistula cannulation by buttonhole technique using dull needle; J. Bras. Nefrol. 2010
  6. Verhallen AM. Cannulating in hemodialysis: rope-ladder or buttonhole technique?; nephrology dialysis transplantation. 2007
  7. Infectious complications in dialysis – epidemiology and outcomes. Nature Reviews Nephrology, 8, Feb 2012
  8. Parisotto MT, et al. Cannulation technique influences arteriovenous fistula and graft survival. Kidney Int. 2014
  9. Council Directive 2010/32/EU – Prevention from sharp injuries in the hospital and healthcare sector.
  10. Needles and cannulas for arteriovenous fistula access: More options promote better Outcomes. National Kidney Foundation.2016
Arterial Needle** Venous Needle** Size (Gauge) Needle Length (mm) Tube Length (mm) Color
AVDT1425-HTC-30RGT AVDT1425-TC-30BGT 14 25 300
AVDT1432-HTC-30RGT AVDT1432-TC-30BGT 14 32 300
AVDT1525-HTC-30RGT AVDT1525-TC-30BGT 15 25 300
AVDT1532-HTC-30RGT AVDT1532-TC-30BGT 15 32 300
AVDT1625-HTC-30RGT AVDT1625-TC-30BGT 16 25 300
AVDT1532-HTC-30RGT AVDT1532-TC-30BGT 16 32 300
AVDT1725-HTC-30RGT AVDT1725-TC-30BGT 17 25 300
AVDT1732-HTC-30RGT AVDT1732-TC-30BGT 17 32 300
Biohole™ Safetouch Tulip AVF Needle
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