The benefits of the BRAIDLOCK® are far-reaching and touch patients, clinicians, health care professionals, infection control, purchasing, supplies and logistics.
The BRAIDLOCK® offers a range of benefits in several areas:
Clinical Safety
- immensely secure - won’t dislodge during patient transport
- reduces the risk of infection
- provides greater success of first time securement
- reduces time for medical intervention and re-intervention
- complements conventional technology
- standardises the securement of all tubing
- instantly useable
- allows adjustment obviating the need for a doctor to be present
- reduces painful restarts
- reduced unscheduled reinsertions and postoperative complications
- helps eliminate catheter kinking
- extends dwell time
- quick and easy to apply
- provides easy access when doing exchanges
- prevents torque and stress at the exit site
- individually packaged using hypoallergenic adhesive and sterile
- single patient use, disposable
- stronger, more secure hold than tape
Patient Comfort
- usable on any skin surface in any condition
- avoids shaving hair from the skin: whatever the skin surface condition, BRAIDLOCK® ensures a secure attachment
- latex and tape free
- avoids injury to the skin - no retaping 3-4 times a day
- painless removal
- improves patients’ comfort and ensures the security of the line
- can be worn when showering
- enhances quality of life (i.e. for home cannular users)
- can be worn several days
Cost, Transportation and Storage:
- provides significant cost and resource saving as dressings and bandages are not required
- is smaller, and lighter than conventional means, therefore easier (and more environmentally-sound) to transport by land, sea, or on foot
- ideal for use in Foreign Aid or Defence owing to ease of transport
- custom options available, on request
If you have any inquiries, or to arrange a demonstration, please contact us .
