| Different vendors sell different brands and model of IV admin sets.
From personal experience, I know you can use Braun IV admin sets with Hospira
bags - they fit just fine. And I've had messages from folks that
have used Hospira IV sets with Braun bags -worked fine but the Hospira
"spike" did not fully penetrate the Braun bag (sounds a little like bad
sex). Direct Medical told me that the new Kawasumi sets work fine
with Hospira bags. If you're planning to inject medications during
infusion sessions, make sure you buy an IV with an inline injection port.
When buying an IV set, make sure your purchase a "macrodrip" set that flows
10-20 drops per mL - some sources will try to sell you microdrip sets (60
drops per mL) more suitable for the very slow infusion of medication than
the fast infusion of fluids.
Different vendors sell different IV sets. BRICO sells the Braun
IV sets, Direct Medical sells Hospira sets, Medical Mart sells Hospira
IV sets, Mr. Discount Drugs sells Hospira IV sets., UPCO sells Baxter IV
sets, and Valley Vet sells 72" Hospira IV sets.
Some Examples of IV Admin Sets
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Hospira IV1859-48 Macrodrip IV Set. 15 drops/mL, nonvented,
CAIR® (roller) clamp, one Y-site, 78" |
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B.Braun/McGaw V1400 IV Admin Set. ContROLL® clamp,
slide clamp, two-piece male luer lock. 67", 15 drop per mL. V1402
is a longer (80") version of this set. |
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B.Braun/McGaw V1416 IV Admin Set. ContROLL® clamp,
slide clamp, injection site 6" above distal end, two-piece male luer lock.
73". 15 drop per mL. The V1418 is a longer (76") version of this
set. |
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Baxter IV-2C5431 - Basic Solution Set - Macrodrip 10 DPM drip
chamber, 70" long, regulating clamp, 1 "Y" injection site, luer-lock catheter
adapter |
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Kawasumi IV-007 Macrodrip I.V. Set. 10 drops/ML drip chamber,
72" long, flashball device (injection site), soft blister pack, latex-free,
luer lock or luer slip. |
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