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Crescent Jugular Dual Lumen Catheter 

The Crescent™* catheter is the first FDA-cleared, jugular dual lumen long-term ECMO catheter. It allows for more accurate placement with just one cannulation site, delivers enhanced flow dynamics, and helps maintain optimal flow† once placed. 

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Alert Indications, Safety, and Warnings

Overview

Game-changing

flow<sup>†</sup> For ECMO

See how our veno-venous ECMO catheter works. Its enhanced flow efficiency, combined with patient mobility, the Crescent catheter is a valuable addition to your ECMO toolkit and an important step in advancing patient outcomes.

Device Features 

CORRECT PLACEMENT MADE EASIER

Optimal flow begins with correct placement, and that can be challenging. The Crescent jugular dual lumen catheter was designed to address those challenges with novel features that make positioning and securement easier for you.  

Radiopaque markers for improved visualization
Visible under radiographic imaging, radiopaque markers aid in positioning the catheter and identifying drainage sites, infusion port, catheter tip, and axial orientation of the port.

  1. SVC drainage marker
  2. Radiopaque markers at infusion site
  3. IVC drainage marker
  4. Catheter tip marker
Crescent jugular dual lumen catheter inside a heart with radiopaque marker callouts numbered one through four

OPTIMIZED FLOW RATES†

Enhancements in port placement, lumen design, and tip geometry give the Crescent catheter optimal flow efficiency. This enables you to realize higher flow at lower pressure and allows for lower rates of hemolysis and recirculation.

CRESCENT FLOW CURVES

Chart depicting the flow curves of the Crescent jugular dual lumen catheter
Illustration close-up of the Crescent Catheter's crescent shaped dual lumen

enhancements for optimal flow

Crescent-shaped lumen helps optimize pressure flow performance, and advanced materials make the catheter strong, flexible, and kink-resistant.

Illustration close-up of the Crescent jugular dual lumen catheter's infusion port

Promotes directional efficiency

Large infusion port, combined with radiopaque markers for placement accuracy, help ensure flow is directed toward the tricuspid valve — and pulmonary artery.

Close-up illustration of the Crescent jugular dual lumen catheter's drainage and reinfusion ports

Helps minimize recirculation

Drainage and reinfusion ports are designed to mimic the body’s natural flow ratios to minimize recirculation while maintaining flow.

MAINTAINING DESIRED FLOW

Maintain your desired flow with features that keep the catheter securely in place during patient ambulation. Enhanced visualization makes it easy for you to verify that the device remains properly positioned.

  • Visual verification of placement
    Improved visualization helps you quickly identify the catheter tip and orientation of the reinfusion port, and verify that accurate positioning is maintained over the course of the case.
  • Extended tip design helps maintain position
    The tip of the catheter sits deeper in the IVC, reducing the chance of migration.
Close-up illustration of the Crescent catheter's elongated tip

DURABLE SECUREMENT

  1. In select circumstances, sutures may be placed on the connectors.
  2. Bifurcation suture site provides security against catheter translations.
  3. Integrated suture site contains special reinforcement to protect against catheter damage.
  4. Optional suture collar can be placed at a desired location on the catheter body before or after catheter insertion.
Close-up illustration of the Crescent catheter's securement sites with numbered callouts

VASCULAR ACCESS 

EXPANDING OPTIONS FOR VASCULAR ACCESS

The Opus™* vascular access kit offers a convenient solution for the vascular access you need.

  • Facilitates serial dilation for peripheral cannulation via the Seldinger technique.
  • Compatible with single lumen arterial and venous cannulae, and Crescent jugular dual lumen catheters.
  • Includes range of dilator sizes, 8 Fr to 28 Fr.
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Illustration of the Opus vascular access kit

SPECIFICATIONS AND ORDERING 

FIVE SIZES AVAILABLE FOR VARYING PATIENT ANATOMIES

  • Crescent catheters are available in sizes 24 Fr to 32 Fr. 
  • Each sterile pouch contains one (1) Crescent catheter with an introducer, drainage cap, suture collar, and matching dilator on a holding card.
Illustration of Crescent catheter with introducer, drainage cap, suture collar, and matching dilator in sterile packaging

Crescent Jugular Dual
Lumen Catheter

1 unit per carton

Code

French Size

Insertion Length

Connector

70124

24 Fr (8.0 mm)

30.0 cm

3/8 in

70126

26 Fr (8.7 mm)

30.0 cm

3/8 in

70128

28 Fr (9.3 mm)

34.0 cm

3/8 in

70130

30 Fr (10.0 mm)

34.0 cm

3/8 in

70132

32 Fr (10.7 mm)

34.0 cm

3/8 in

Opus Vascular Access Kit

Box of 5

CFN

Kit contents (1 each)

21030

Stepped vessel dilator, 8/10 Fr, 13 Fr, 16 Fr, 20 Fr, 24 Fr, 26 Fr, 28 Fr

Guidewire, J-tip 0.038 in (0.97 mm) x 71 in (180 cm) with depth mark increments

Scalpel, #11 safety

Needle, 18 gauge

Syringe, 10 cc

Additional resources 

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Important Safety Information
Care and caution should be taken to avoid damage to vessels and cardiac tissue during cannulation or other cardiac surgery procedures. For a listing of indications, contraindications, precautions, warnings, and potential adverse events, please refer to the Instructions for Use.

Caution: Federal law (USA) restricts this device to sale by or on the order of a physician.

 Crescent™* jugular dual lumen catheter and Opus™* vascular access kit are manufactured by MC3, Inc. and exclusively distributed by Medtronic.