Merit PAK™ Pedal Access Kits

Pedal access is a promising alternative access site for recanalization procedures in patients with Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) and Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI)¹. Merit Medical has designed efficient kits to help physicians achieve Pedal Access: Introducing Merit PAK Pedal Access Kits.

Accurate Access

• Echo-enhanced needles for visibility under fluoroscopy and ultrasound
• Clear hub needles for visibility of flash

Easy Insertion

• Seamless transitions from dilator to introducer for smooth insertions
• Larger 4F (ID) PreludeEASE® hydrophilic sheath for insertion of target treatment devices
• Stiffened dilator configuration available for tortuous anatomy

Placement & Hemostasis

• Super elastic Nitinol core wire provides flexibility and kink resistance²
• Hemostasis Valve Adapter for management of injection, aspiration, and hemostasis

MINI PEDAL ACCESS KIT

• Echo-enhanced, clear hub needle
• Introducer & dilator
• Nitinol/Palladium (NPD) Guide wire
• Hemostasis Valve Adapter

STIFFENED PEDAL ACCESS KIT

• Echo-enhanced, clear hub needle
• Introducer & stiffened dilator
• Nitinol/Palladium (NPD) Guide wire
• Hemostasis Valve Adapter

HYDROPHILIC PEDAL ACCESS KIT

• Echo-enhanced, clear hub needle
• Hydrophilic sheath introducer with hemostasis valve and a side arm
• Nitinol/Palladium (NPD) Guide wire

¹ El-Sayed H.F. Retrograde Pedal/Tibial Artery Access for Treatment of Infragenicular Arterial Occlusive Disease. Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J. 2013 Apr-Jun; 9(2): 73–78.

² Stockel D. Nitinol – Material with Unusual Properties. Endovascular Update, Issue 1. 1998

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