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SKATER™ Drainage System

The SKATER™ Drainage System provides a portfolio for clinicians and patients to manage their drainage needs. The portfolio includes a complete size range of catheters for percutaneous drainage procedures including abscess, nephrostomy, biliary, and centesis. To assist in targeted catheter placement, an array of accessories including introducer sets, introducer sheath/needles (ISN), and Hawkins blunt needles are available. The system is completed with drainage bags for collecting fluid.

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Skater All-Purpose

SKATER™ All-Purpose, Nephrostomy, & Biliary Drainage Catheters

The SKATER™ catheters are designed to promote maximum drainage flow. They are formulated for patient comfort, kink resistance, easy insertion, and radiopacity.

Each Set Includes

  • SKATER™ catheter
  • Removable pigtail straightener
  • Metal stiffening cannula
  • Flexible stiffening cannula (Not available on 6F and 7F)
  • Locking system with snap-off tab (Not available on non-locking pigtail catheters)

SKATER™ All-Purpose Drainage Catheters are suitable for a variety of applications using a direct-stick or Seldinger technique. They feature a large catheter lumen, large skived drainage holes and a large lumen hub designed to promote maximum drainage flow.

Key Product Attributes
  • Expansive size offering of 6F – 16F
  • Available in locking and non-locking configurations
  • Choice Lock™ trocar stylet allows for single-handed abscess drainage placement
  • Comes with flexible stiffener, metal stylet, and metal cannula
Catalog No. Pigtail Size Length Guidewire Size Units Per Box
756506020* Locking  6 F 20 cm accepts up to .035 in 5
756507020* Locking  7 F 20 cm accepts up to .035 in 5
756508025 Locking  8 F 25 cm accepts up to .038 in 5
756508030 Locking  8 F 30 cm accepts up to .038 in 5
756510025 Locking  10 F 25 cm accepts up to .038 in 5
756510030 Locking  10 F 30 cm accepts up to .038 in 5
756512025 Locking  12 F 25 cm accepts up to .038 in 5
756514025 Locking  14 F 25 cm accepts up to .038 in 5
756516025 Locking  16 F 25 cm accepts up to .038 in 5
756006020* Non-Locking  6 F 20 cm accepts up to .035 in 5
756007020* Non-Locking  7 F 20 cm accepts up to .035 in 5

* Flexible stiffening cannula not available

SKATER™ Nephrostomy Drainage Catheters are used to drain urine from the kidney. The catheter is made of soft polyurethane for kink-resistance.

Key Product Attributes
  • Designed for Seldinger technique
  • Expansive size offering of 6F – 14F
  • Comes with flexible stiffener
Catalog No. Size Length Guidewire Size Pigtail Units Per Box
755606025* 6 F 25 cm accepts up to .035 in Locking  5
755608035 8 F 35 cm accepts up to .038 in Locking  5
755610035 10 F 35 cm accepts up to .038 in Locking  5
755612035 12 F 35 cm accepts up to .038 in Locking  5
755614035 14 F 35 cm accepts up to .038 in Locking  5

* Flexible stiffening cannula not available

SKATER™ Centesis Catheters are designed for percutaneous fluid aspirations and small volume drainage procedures.

Key Product Attributes
  • Needle with echogenic tip for precise placement under imaging
  • Tapered catheter tip ensures good transition between catheter and needle to facilitate smooth insertion
  • Four radial side holes on the catheter facilitate drainage within small cavities
  • Hollow stylet needle permits aspiration of fluid prior to needle removal
  • Vent plug allows air to exit catheter during insertion and protects against fluid leakage
Catalog No. Size Length Units Per Box Side holes
700304007 4 F 7 cm 5 1
700304010 4 F 10 cm 5 1
700304015 4 F 15 cm 5 1
700305007 5 F 7 cm 5 1
700305010 5 F 10 cm 5 1
700305015 5 F 15 cm 5 1
700405015 5 F 15 cm 5 0
700305020 5 F 20 cm 5 1

The SKATER™ Introducer Set provides easy, accurate and atraumatic placement of a .035”/.038” guidewire in non-vascular procedures.

Key Product Attributes
  • Embedded radiopaque marker enhances visualization for accurate placement
  • 4F dilator/6F sheath assembly with locking stiffening cannula facilitates easy over-the-wire placement
  • Large end hole design of the sheath accepts both .018” and .035”/.038” guidewires simultaneously
  • Available with a stainless steel or nitinol .018” guidewire
Catalog No. Description Co-Axial Size Guidewire Diameter Guidewire Length Guidewire Material Tip Needle Gauge Needle Length Needle Type Units Per Box
651506000 4F Dilator/6F Sheath 18 cm .018 in 80 cm Stainless Steel Radiopaque 21 G 15 cm Trocar 5
651506300 4F Dilator/6F Sheath 18 cm .018 in 80 cm Nitinol Radiopaque 21 G 15 cm Trocar 5
651006000 4F Dilator/6F Sheath 18 cm .018 in 80 cm Stainless Steel Platinum 21 G 15 cm Trocar Echogenic 5
651006300 4F Dilator/6F Sheath 18 cm .018 in 80 cm Nitinol Platinum 21 G 15 cm Trocar Echogenic 5

SKATER™ Biliary Drainage Catheters are used to drain bile from the bile duct and are placed using the Seldinger technique.

Key Product Attributes
  • Radiopaque marker band provides clear view of the most proximal drainage hole for accurate placement in the biliary tract
  • Additional drainage holes for biliary duct to duodenum drainage
Catalog No. Size Length Guidewire Size Pigtail Units Per Box
755308040 8 F 40 cm accepts up to .038 in Locking  5
755310040 10 F 40 cm accepts up to .038 in Locking  5
755312040 12 F 40 cm accepts up to .038 in Locking  5

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