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BiCart Cartridge

BiCart Cartridge is an essential component of a system designed for ultrapure dialysis fluid to avoid treatment-related inflammation1-3.

 

 


BiCart cartridge meeting your dialysis requirements

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Convenience of bicarbonate powder: use of BiCart cartridge vs. liquid bicarbonate minimizes the risk of microbial contamination and growth which is essential to ensure ultrapure dialysis fluid quality1-5

#2

Simplified clinical logistics, no requirement to order and store multiple sizes. Each single BiCart 720g cartridge provides sufficient bicarbonate for most of your in-center needs.6

#3

Meeting the needs of nocturnal dialysis6

#4

Meeting the needs of two treatments6

BiCart cartridge

BiCart cartridge is a polypropylene (PP) cartridge containing dry sodium bicarbonate which enables on-line preparation of a liquid sodium bicarbonate solution used in a bicarbonate based dialysis fluid

BiCart is available in four sizes: 650g, 720g, 1150g and 1250g.

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Vantive, AK 98, Artis Physio Plus, and BiCart are trademarks of Vantive Health LLC or its affiliates.

References
  1. Ward RA. POOR NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND INFLAMMATION: Ultrapure Dialysate. Semin Dial. 2004;17(6):489-497.

  2. Lonnemann G. When Good Water Goes Bad: How It Happens, Clinical Consequences and Possible Solutions. Blood Purif. 2004;22(1):124–129.

  3. Schiffl H. High-Flux Dialyzers, Backfiltration, and Dialysis: Fluid Quality. Semin Dial. 2011;24(1):1-4.

  4. Ebben JP, et al. Microbiologic Contamination of Liquid Bicarbonate Concentrate for Hemodialysis. ASAIO Trans. 1987;33(3):269-273.

  5. Gordon SM, et al. Pyrogenic Reactions in Patients Receiving Conventional, High-Efficiency, or High-Flux Hemodialysis Treatments with Bicarbonate Dialysate Containing High Concentrations of Bacteria and Endotoxin. J Am Soc Nephrol. 1992;2(9):1436-1444.

  6. Vantive Health LLC. Data on file