Central Venous Catheters Manufacturers

Central venous catheters are also called vascular access device. It is a long, thin, flexible tube used to give medications, fluids, nutrients, or blood products over a long period of time, usually several weeks or more. The catheter is inserted through the skin into a vein often in the neck or chest. It is threaded through the vein until it reaches a large vein near the heart. It is used to give long-term medication treatment for pain, infection, cancer, or to supply nutrition. A central venous catheter can be left in place far longer than an intravenous catheter, which gives medications into a vein near the skin surface. It is also used to measure the blood pressure in the superior vena cava, which helps to diagnose certain heart problems.