Product Information                           

The Guardian® and Guardian® II Hemostasis Valves exhibit the successful implementation of Zerusa’s progressive business model. Guardian was developed through a collaborative partnership with a successful cardiologist and is designed to be the next generation hemostasis valve for all interventional procedures.

Guardian and Guardian II Information

           

Unique Seal Technology           Click-open click close Design  Secure device lock          Ergonomic Design           8 French Lumen                                       

Guardian II device enhancements

  • Overall length reduced by 1.2 inches (3cm)
  • Smoother luer operation
  • Enhanced visualisation
  • Rotolock backstop for confident operation
  • New symbology 

 

United States
Distributed by:
Vascular Solutions, Inc.
6464 Sycamore Court
Minneapolis, MN 55369
Telephone: 1-888-240-6001
Fax: 1-877-656-4251
Web: www.vascularsolutions.com

All Other Countries
Zerusa Limited
Galway, Ireland
Telephone: +353 91 861611
Fax: +353 91 861612
Email: cust.serv@zerusa.com

Ordering Information

International units:

US units: Refer to Vascular Solutions web-site

Unique Seal Technology

  • Provides a cleaner procedural field protecting physicians, staff and patients by reducing the amount of blood in the field.
  • Allows separation of guidewires and other devices during complex procedures.

Click-open and Click-close Design

  • Allows single handed operation
  • Unique proximal cap is easily depressed for both opening and closing the lumen.
  • Distinctive wide “bulls eye” opening in the proximal cap allows for easy insertion of devices along with the ability to separate multiple guidewires and other devices during complex cases.

Ergonomic Design

  • Practical design allows the Guardian to fit comfortably in a physician’s hand.
  • Subtle finger tabs have been added for improved handling characteristics.
  • Actual device length 92mm.

8 French Lumen

  • Allows multiple or large therapeutic devices to be inserted during procedures.

Secure Device Lock

  • Rotating lock-nut has been designed to provide an additional mechanism for securing device position. Lock-nut functions similar to a tuohy borst™ style valve.

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TESTIMONIALS

"The Guardian's design combines easy movement of catheters and other devices with minimal resistance while providing excellent hemostasis".  Paul Teirstein, MD - Chief of Cardiology and Director of Coronary Interventions at Scripps Clinic in LaJolla, California.

“The Guardian Hemostasis Valve minimizes blood contact for both physicians and cath lab staff and thereby substantially reduces biohazardous risks in comparison to standard Y-connectors. As the most handled device within interventional procedures, it has performed superbly for us over the last number of years in both routine and complex cases”. Dr Peter Crean, Consultant Cardiologist at St James’ Hospital and the Blackrock Clinic, Dublin; Lecturer in Cardiology at Trinity College, Dublin.

"The Guardian Hemostasis Valve is ideally suited to neuro-interventional procedures. Not only have we found that it minimizes blood loss (which can be critical in our procedures), but it also scores well on ease of use and functionality. The rotolock is an added extra, which comes into its own when maintaining guidewire positions in the vasculature. Furthermore, it has become mandatory in pediatric cases, and when doing exchanges. I would say it is the hemostatic valve of choice in our service".  Dr Alejandro Berenstein, M.D., Chief of interventional Radiology at the Beth Israel Medical Center, New York and professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

"This is the best Y-connector I have ever used!" Dr. Md. Khaled Mohsin, MBBS (DMC) MRCP MD (Card), MSc in Diagnostic & Interventional Cardiology MESC.