Argyle™* Peritoneal Dialysis Catheters

The Argyle™ swan neck presternal peritoneal catheter has an exit site located on the upper chest wall instead of at the belt line, making it ideal for patients with a more active lifestyle, obese patients who may have difficulty manipulating a catheter at the belt line and incontinent patients.

The presternal (upper) segment of the Argyle™ swan neck presternal peritoneal catheter is tunneled into the subcutaneous tissue of the chest wall. The upper segment connects with the intraperitoneal (lower) segment with a double-barbed titanium connector. Both the presternal and intraperitoneal segments can be trimmed in order to custom fit the patient. The intraperitoneal segment is a variation of the Missouri catheter. The pre-formed 180° angle is designed to keep both the internal and external portions of the catheter positioned downward. The angled catheter is designed to keep the internal portion from migrating out of position and to decrease stress on the exit site, which often occurs when a straight catheter is manually curved.

The Argyle™ swan neck curl cath peritoneal catheter is designed to keep the internal portion of the catheter from migrating out of position, to decrease stress on the exit site and to prevent debris from collecting at the exit site.

Argyle™ swan neck curl cath peritoneal catheters are different from other catheters due to a pre-formed 180° angle designed to keep both the internal and external portions of the catheter positioned downward. The catheter is intended to keep the internal portion from migrating out of position and to decrease stress on the exit site by the external portion, which often occurs when a straight catheter is manually curved during placement. The additional mass of the curled catheter keeps the catheter low in the pelvic gutter, resulting in less catheter migration. The curled portion has numerous inflow/outflow holes to diffuse dialysate gently into the patient.

Argyle™ swan neck Missouri peritoneal catheters are designed to stop dialysate leakage while preventing catheter migration.

A silicone bead rests just inside the peritoneum and is designed to prevent dialysate leakage. The pre-formed 180° angle swan neck is designed to keep both the internal and external portions of the catheter positioned downward. The catheter is intended to keep the internal portion from migrating out of position and to decrease stress on the exit site by the external portion, which often occurs when a straight catheter is manually curved during placement. This catheter is indicated for patients who experience dialysate leakage.

Argyle™ swan neck Missouri peritoneal catheters are designed to stop dialysate leakage while preventing catheter migration.

The Argyle™ swan neck curl cath Missouri peritoneal dialysis catheters’ design provides additional mass to keep the catheter low in the pelvic gutter, resulting in less catheter migration. A silicone bead rests just inside the peritoneum and is designed to prevent dialysate leakage. The pre-formed 180° angle swan neck is designed to keep both the internal and external portions of the catheter positioned downward. They are intended to keep the internal portion from migrating out of position and to decrease stress on the exit site by the external portion, which often occurs when a straight catheter is manually curved during placement. The curled portion has numerous inflow/outflow holes to diffuse dialysate gently into the patient.

The Argyle™ swan neck Tenckhoff catheter is designed to keep the internal portion of the catheter from migrating out of position to decrease stress on the exit site, to prevent debris from collecting at the exit site.

The Argyle™ swan neck Tenckhoff catheter is different from other catheters due to a pre-formed 180° angle designed to keep both the internal and external portions of the catheter positioned downward. The catheters are intended to keep the internal portion from migrating out of position and to decrease stress on the exit site by the external portion, which often occurs when a straight catheter is manually curved during placement.

Argyle™ swan neck Oreopoulos-Zellerman Missouri peritoneal catheters are designed to prevent omental wrapping and to keep the catheter placed low in the pelvis.

With the addition of two silicone discs in the internal catheter segment, the Argyle™ Oreopoulos-Zellerman Missouri peritoneal catheters prevent omental wrapping and keeps the catheter placed low in the pelvis. The Missouri configuration adds a silicone bead and a felt disc (flange). The felt disc is placed just outside the peritoneum and is sutured to the rectus muscle. The bead rests just inside the peritoneum to prevent dialysate leakage.

Argyle™ Moncrief-Popovich swan neck curl cath peritoneal catheters support a buried insertion technique, which has been shown to lessen the complications of peritoneal catheter insertion, including peritonitis, tunnel/cuff infections and leakage.

The Argyle™ Moncrief-Popovich swan neck curl cath peritoneal catheter features a larger 2.5cm subcutaneous cuff. This cuff allows the catheter to be inserted and left buried in the subcutaneous tissue for 3 to 6 weeks prior to use. This design in combination with the buried insertion technique has been shown to lessen the complications of peritoneal catheter insertion including peritonitis, tunnel/cuff infections and leakage by formation of an improved bacteriological barrier and maximum tissue ingrowth into the catheter cuffs in a sterile environment.

Argyle™ Oreopoulos-Zellerman Missouri Tenckhoff peritoneal catheters are designed to prevent omental wrapping and to keep the catheter placed low in the pelvis.

With the addition of two silicone discs in the internal catheter segment, Argyle™ Oreopoulos-Zellerman Missouri Tenckhoff peritoneal catheters prevent omental wrapping and keeps the catheter placed low in the pelvis. The Missouri configuration adds a silicone bead and a felt disc (flange). The felt disc is placed just outside the peritoneum and is sutured to the rectus muscle. The bead rests just inside the peritoneum to prevent dialysate leakage.

The Argyle™ curl cath peritoneal catheter is designed to stay low in the pelvic gutter, resulting in less catheter migration.

A modified Tenckhoff catheter, the Argyle™ curl cath peritoneal catheter is suitable for acute or chronic peritoneal dialysis and intraperitoneal chemotherapy. It can be inserted either percutaneously or surgically. The additional mass of the Argyle™ curl cath peritoneal catheter keeps it low in the pelvic gutter, resulting in less catheter migration. The catheter’s curled tubing and numerous inflow/outflow holes diffuse dialysate gently into the patient.

Choose from a variety of catheter lengths and cuff placements and types, or select the Argyle™ universal Tenckhoff—a unique catheter that can be trimmed to fit most patient sizes.

Used for short-term and long-term peritoneal access, the Argyle™ Tenckhoff catheter is a standard peritoneal catheter that comes in a variety of lengths and cuff configurations to include one (1) attached cuff or two (2) attached cuffs. Also available: the Argyle™ universal Tenckhoff, which is a unique catheter that can be trimmed to fit most patient sizes.