stay•safe® and Biofine
Safe and convenient for all
- Extra safety built in
- 50% less risk steps with stay•safe
- Guided operation
- Free from breaking cones and clamps
Delivering CAPD therapy in a safe and convenient way with stay•safe®
The stay•safe® system has been specifically designed to help patients with their daily self-care CAPD treatment in a safe and convenient way. Operating errors are essentially excluded. This innovation has resulted in improved safety levels, patient compliance and excellent clinical results.1,2,3,4,5,6,7
PIN technology automatically closes the catheter extension, minimizing the possibility of related touch contamination
Four steps to success
Designed for extra safety and convenience during operation, the stay•safe® system facilitates better patient compliance.
| Designed for simplicity and convenience during operation, the stay•safe system facilitates better patient compliance. | |
|---|---|
| Extra safety built in | The unique PIN system automatically closes the catheter extension before disconnection. This minimises the possibility of related touch contamination |
| 50% less risk steps with stay•safe | PIN technology eliminates 1,460 risk steps* per patient year compared with conventional systems, thus contributing lower risk of contamination |
| Guided operation | The control switch of the DISC guides patients through all essential steps of the procedure facilitating confidence and improved compliance |
| Free from breaking cones and clamps | With the DISC your patients do not have to worry about clamping the wrong lines or forgetting where they are in the procedure |
*CAPD risk step analysis
Guided operation with the DISC
| System | stay•safe | Other systems |
|---|---|---|
| Connections per day | 4 | 4 |
| Disconnections per day | 0 | 4 |
| Risk steps per year | 1,460 | 2,920 |
Biofine® — Protecting your patients and the environment
Biofine® is free of any plasticizer, like DEHP that is commonly used in PVC materials.
Fresenius Medical Care introduced environmentally friendly PD products into the market in 1996 when stay•safe® CAPD was presented as the first system made entirely out of Biofine. Since then many other PVC free products have followed.
Biofine® — a multi-layer polymer
Biofine® is a seven-layer polymer constructed from hydrogen and carbon atoms
- PVC-free and plasticizer-free
- Requires the use of less material (60% thinner than PVC)
- Generates less waste
- Does not release hydrochloric acid upon incineration
- Less energy needed for production
- Can be easily recycled
Environmental life cycle — We know how to care for the environment
Environmental life cycle
1 Lee HY, Park HC, Seo BJ, Do JY, Yun SR, Song HY, Kim YH, Kim YL Kim YS, Ahn C, Kim MJ, and Shin SK. Superior patient survival for continous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients treated with a peritoneal dialysis fluid with neutral pH and low glucose degradation concentration (balance). Peritoneal Dialysis International 2005; 25(3):248-255.
2 Lee YL, Choi HY, Park HC, Seo BJ, Do JY, Yun SR, Song HY, Kim YH, Kim YL, Kim DJ, Kim YS, Kim MJ, and Shin SK. Changing prescribing practice in CAPD patients in Korea: increased utilization of low GDP solutions improves patient outcome. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2006;21:2893-2899.
3 Dunst R, Alscher DM, Knödler P, Pfinder-Nohe E, Tast C, Kuhlmann U, and Mettang T. Peritonitis rates using different CAPD systems. Peritoneal Dialysis International 2001;21(Suppl.2):S65
4 Van Biesen W, Kirchgessner J, Schilling H, Lage C, Lambert MC, Passilick-Deetjen J. stay•safe®, a new PVC-free system for PD: Results of the multicenter trial. Peritoneal Dialysis International 1999;19(Suppl.1):S43.
5 Lambert MC, Lage C, Kirchgessner J. stay•safe, a new PVC-free system in long-term CAPD treatment. European Dialysis and Transplant Nurses Association/European Renal Care Association Journal 1999;25(3):30-34.
6 Issad B, Taamma R, Allouache M, Deray G. stay•safe, a new PVC-free system for CAPD: Results of a multicenter survey. Peritoneal Dialysis International 2001;21(Suppl.1):S34.
7 Basile C, De Padova F, Giordano R, Montanaro A, De Maio P, Di Marco L, Ligorio VA, Semeraro A. The incidence of peritonitis declines after implementation of the stay•safe® system (sss). Blood Purification 2001;19:79.