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REV062223

NEEDLE DECOMPRESSION
ENHANCED

Needle Hub
(no flash chamber cap for
immediate air release)

Catheter Hub
color coded to meet
ISO Standards for easy
identification of corresponding
gauge size (light brown for 10ga
& orange for 14ga)

10ga (or 14ga) 3.25-inch
Flexible Catheter
to decrease incidence of
catheter kinking

Centimeter Markings
(with contrasting colors
that are NVG compatible) for
safer placement utilizing
“thoracic depth control” in
concert with modified insertion
recommendations from leading
experts in pulmonology, critical
care, emergency medicine,
and trauma surgery

Three Fenestrations
showing statistically significant
improvement in tension relief
and the prevention of distal It’s time to rethink needle
catheter occlusion when
compared to traditional decompression techniques
non-fenestrated catheters
and device characteristics
Modified Needle Tip to optimize success
“scalpel” sharp, bi-bevel, tapered
needle tip, which improves penetration
control through tissue of varied
type and thickness helping alleviate
explosive entry into thoracic cavity

ITEM # OPTION
10-0063 14 Gauge
10-0064 10 Gauge

Maj Adam Kruse USAF, MC; Jennifer Achay BS, NRP; Emily Epley BS, NREMT; TSgt Jeffrey Swenson, BS, NRP; Capt
Shannon Thompson USAF, MC; David Wampler PhD NRP; David Miramontes MD, NRP; Scotty Bolleter BS, EMT-P, “Cross-
Over Study Evaluating Fenestrated Needle Decompression Catheters in a Cadaver Tension Pneumothorax Model” Kits & Gear Simulation Training Medical Depot