Merit PAK™
Merit PAK™ – a suite of pedal access kits including everything you need to access the arteries below the knees. The micro-needles, introducers, and dilators provide quick and easy access for limb salvage procedures.
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Learn More About Merit PAK™ Pedal Access Kits
Features & Benefits
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
Ordering Information
| Catalog Number | Trademark | Expanded Family Name1 | Sheath French Size (F) | Introducer French Size (F) | Sheath Length (cm) | Introducer Length (cm) | Hydrophilic Coating | Guide Wire Diameter | Guide Wire Length | Wire Description | Tip Configuration | Guide Wire Diameter (OD) | Guide Wire Material | Guide Wire Tip Material | Guide Wire Material Abreviation | Guide Wire Core Material | Needle Gauge (G) | Material Abreviation | Dilator Length cm (in) | Max Guide Wire Accepted By Dilator | Hub Color | Needle Length (cm) | Needle Type | Hemostasis Valve Adapter | HCPCS Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAKM4NPD4 | 4F | 10 cm (4") | 40 cm (15.7") | 0.018" (0.46 mm) | Palladium Coil Tip | Nitinol Core | NT/PD | 4 cm (1.6") | Echo Enhanced Needle | Hemostasis Valve Adapter | C1894, C1769 | ||||||||||||||
| PAKM4NPD7 | 4F | 10 cm (4") | 40 cm (15.7") | 0.018" (0.46 mm) | Palladium Coil Tip | Nitinol Core | NT/PD | 7 cm (2.8") | Echo Enhanced Needle | Hemostasis Valve Adapter | C1894, C1769 | ||||||||||||||
| PAKPHR47NPD4 | Merit PAK™ | Prelude Ease™ Pedal Access Kit | 4F | 7 cm (2.8") | Hydrophilic coated | 0.018" (0.46 mm) | 40 cm (15.7") | Mandrel | Angled Floppy Tip | Nitinol Core | NT/PD | 21G | 13 cm (5.1") | 0.018" (0.46 mm) | Red | C1894, C1769 | |||||||||
| PAKPHR47NPD7 | Merit PAK™ | Prelude Ease™ Pedal Access Kit | 4F | 7 cm (2.8") | Hydrophilic coated | 0.018" (0.46 mm) | 40 cm (15.7") | Mandrel | Angled Floppy Tip | Nitinol Core | NT/PD | 21G | 13 cm (5.1") | 0.018" (0.46 mm) | Red | C1894, C1769 | |||||||||
| PAKS4NPD4 | 4F | 10 cm (4") | 40 cm (15.7") | 0.018" (0.46 mm) | Palladium Coil Tip | Nitinol Core | NT/PT | 4 cm (1.6") | Echo Enhanced Needle | Hemostasis Valve Adapter | C1894, C1769 |
