Syringe & Disposable

Medical Device

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CV CT MR MI

Stellant
Mark7 Arterion MRxperion
Salient
Intego

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Radiation & Contrast Dose

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Tubings/ Extensions Single/Double Syringe kits
Single / Multi patient Disposables

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Material Description Products Injector
Code packaging

85571842 ZY5154 Dual Check Y Tube MEDRAD ZY 5154 Salient Dual Injector (Salient-DW) 50/Box
84303241 TUBE,EXT,DUAL MEDRAD ZY 5152 Salient Dual Injector (Salient-DW) 50/Box
Salient Single Injector (Salient-SW)/Salient-
84303233 TUBE,EXT,SINGLE MEDRAD ZY 5151 S/Vistron Plus/Vistron 50/Box
Salient Single Injector (Salient-SW)/Salient- 50/Box
60728885 SET, PKG, LPDCT 160, RAD, MC MEDRAD LPDCT 160 S/Vistron Plus/ Vistron
SALIENT/VISTRON PLUS SYRINGE WITH Salient Single & Dual Injector (Salient-SW &
84710261 QFT MEDRAD ZY 6322 DW)/Salient-S/Vistron Plus/Vistron 50/Box
86617552 PROVIS,KIT,SYR,ANGIO,150ML,MC,WLD MEDRAD 150 FT-Q Mark V Provis 50/Box
60728699 KIT,DUAL,STLNT,APOLLO,TCON,QFT,MC MEDRAD SDS-CTP-QFT Stellant- D 20/Box
ASSY,FINAL,T-CONNECTOR,6",SSS-LP-60-
60729040 T, MEDRAD SSS-LP-60-T Stellant- D 50/Box
ASSY, PKG, SYRINGE, 200ML, ODYSSEY,
60728621 MC MEDRAD 200 FLS Vistron 50/Box
ASSY,PKG,SYRINGE,TRI-
60728656 PAK,200ML,ODYSY,MC MEDRAD CTP 200 FLS Vistron 50/Box
60728974 SET,PKG,INTEG T/CV,SSIT 96VLD,RAD,MC MEDRAD SSIT 96 VLD Spectris Solaris EP 50/Box
MEDRAD
60728567 KIT,65/115ML,96"CT/CV,MRI, MC SSQK65/115VS Spectris Solaris EP 50/Box
SYRINGE
60729385 KIT,PKGD,MEDRAD,150FT,MK7,MC MEDRAD ART 700 SYR Mark 7 Arterion 25/Box

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MEDRAD® Salient Single Injector (Salient SW)/ Salient-S/ Vistron Plus /
Vistron CT
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Medrad ZY5151
TUBE,EXT, SINGLE
150 cm 300 PSI Coiled Tube Set Single

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Medrad ZY5152
TUBE,EXT,DUAL
150 cm 300 PSI Coiled Tube Set Dual

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Medrad ZY5154

ZY5154 Dual Check Y Tube

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MEDRAD® Salient Single Injector (SW & DW)/ Salient-S/ Vistron Plus
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MEDRAD ZY 6322
SALIENT/VISTRON PLUS SYRINGE WITH QFT
Salient 190 mL Syringe and Quick Fill Tube

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MEDRAD® Salient Single Injector (Salient SW)/ Salient-S/ Vistron Plus/
Vistron CT
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MEDRAD LPDCT 160
SET, PKG, LPDCT 160, RAD, MC

Low Pressure Connector Tubing

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MEDRAD® Vistron CT
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MEDRAD CTP 200 FLS
ASSY,PKG,SYRINGE,TRI-PAK,200ML,ODYSY,MC
CT TRI-PAK Sterile Disposable Syringe

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MEDRAD® Vistron CT
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MEDRAD 200 FLS

ASSY, PKG, SYRINGE, 200ML, ODYSSEY, MC

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MEDRAD® Stellant Dual Injector (Stellant-D)
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Medrad SDS-CTP-QFT
KIT,DUAL,STLNT,APOLLO,TCON,QFT,MC
MEDRAD® Stellant Sterile Disposable Syringe

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Medrad SSS-LP-60-T
ASSY,FINAL,T-CONNECTOR,6",SSS-LP-60-T,

Low Pressure Connector Tubing

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MEDRAD SSIT 96 VLD
SET,PKG,INTEG T/CV,SSIT 96VLD,RAD,MC

Low Pressure Connector Tubing

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MEDRAD SSQK65/115VS
KIT,65/115ML,96"CT/CV,MRI, MC

Disposable MRI Kit

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MEDRAD® Mark V ProVis
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MEDRAD 150-FT-Q
PROVIS,KIT,SYR,ANGIO,150ML,MC,WLD

Sterile Disposable Syringe

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MEDRAD® Mark 7 Arterion
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MEDRAD ART 700 SYR
KIT,PKGD,MEDRAD,150FT,MK7,MC

Disposable Syringe

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MEDRAD TAG 150 (Twist and Go)
Disposable Syringe- 150 mL with Quick Fill Tube

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MEDRAD AVA 500 HC
KIT,PKGD,MEDRAD,150FT,MK7,MC

Multi-Patient Hand Controller

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MEDRAD AVA 500 MPAT
Sterile Disposable Set

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MEDRAD AVA 500 SPAT L
Sterile Disposable Set

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MEDRAD® Intego
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MEDRAD INT CPS
Patient Administration Set (PAS
with integrated filter)

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MEDRAD INT CSS
Sterile Disposables Source
Administration Set (SAS)

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FDA defines a single-use device, also known as a disposable device, as

one which is “intended for use on one patient during a single procedure . .
. and is not intended to be reprocessed (cleaned, disinfected/sterilized)
and used on another patient.” ¹

¹ Labeling Recommendations for Single-Use Devices Reprocessed by Third Parties and Hospitals; Final Guidance for Industry and FDA. US Food and
Drug Administration. July 30, 2001. https://www.fda.gov/media/71405/download. Accessed 29 Dec ,2019.

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 Concerns about Reprocessing SUD
World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan American Health Organization
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- “Single-use devices may not be designed to allow thorough decontamination.

- Reprocessing may alter device characteristics, and performance may be compromised as a result.

- Single-use devices do not undergo extensive testing validation and testing for reuse.

- Single-use devices may cause cross-infection due to design (for example, fine bores of tubes).

- Some materials can absorb certain chemicals, which can gradually leach from the material over time.

- Chemicals may corrode or change device materials.

- Device material may experience stress during reuse and may fail, stretch, or break.

- Inadequately cleaned equipment can carry bacterial endotoxins, which remain after bacteria are killed.”¹

¹ Mansur JM. Reuse of Single-Use Devices: Understanding Risks and Strategies for Decision-Making for Health Care Organizations; Joint
Commission International 2017; available at
https://www.jointcommissioninternational.org/assets/3/7/JCI_White_Paper_Reuse_of_Single_Use_Devices2.pdf
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BAYER syringe kits are an BAYER is a reputable and reliable company

integral part of the BAYER focused on meeting customer needs in
total fluid delivery system. Radiology. To us, just as to our customers
worldwide, quality means patient safety.
Bayer syringes are designed, tested, and warranted as part of Patient safety is paramount. Every Bayer syringe kit is ready to meet the specification of the
the Total CT Injection System. Syringes are not a standalone power injection system for a safe patient procedure. As the designer of the system, Bayer is
component. the only manufacturer that can consistently meet the stringent specifications.

BAYER has extensive quality BAYER is proud of its innovation legacy in

systems to ensure Bayer
syringes are high quality.
We are dedicated to the quality of all of our products and
services and we are committed to maintaining our customer
satisfaction, loyalty and respect. That’s why we have designed
our development and manufacturing systems with a high
emphasis on quality. Quality and reliability controls are in place
for every Bayer product.
Radiology.
Radiology is changing. To answer tomorrow’s challenges; we must change how we solve for
quality, cost, people, and process. More than ever, we need solutions that just “make sense”.
Bayer in Radiology leads with investment in innovation—from our roots in Bayer injectors and
contrast R&D, to state-of-the-art equipment service and radiology informatics. We believe
success comes from systems that are smarter by design, powered by people committed to
making a difference.

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 Why Bayer
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Made at our facilities in the United States, we have supplied over 300 million syringes to
20,000 hospitals and imaging centers worldwide—testament to the quality and trust
radiology professionals have placed in Bayer syringes.
Bayer syringes are an integral part of the total injection system.
As the original designers of the injection systems, Bayer is the only manufacturer that can
precisely identify how the system performs. The syringe is ready to meet the specifications of
the power injection system, which are quite stringent to assure the efficacy of the injection.
Bayer syringes and disposables have advantages in a variety of key aspects—material
quality, manufacturing, injector performance, and a legacy of commitment to patient
safety*.

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The advantage of using Bayer syringes lies in*:

Aligned performance
Commitment to patient safety Bayer Shenzhen
Material quality
Manufacturing and sterilization processes
Packaging and distribution evaluation
Service-related benefits
And more
Looking at the example of Shenzhen syringe, you can tell
the syringe is not as clear as a Bayer syringe. That’s
because the barrel is molded from a different material
that does not have the same clarity or strength as the
Bayer syringe.

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In order to deliver contrast media,

pressure must be applied to the syringe

Pressure is registered at the syringe

tip and not in the patient

Syringe pressure must exceed the total

system resistance

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 Pressure
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Total Resistance
Catheter diameter Contrast temperature
System Catheter length Needle size
Resistance Contrast viscosity Wall resistance

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Laminar flow – flowing in layers

LAMINAR FLOW Turbulent flow – agitated flow
Larger diameter pipe or low fluid velocity
TURBULANT FLOW
Smaller diameter pipe or low fluid velocity
Fluid flows
in “layers”
Fluid spins with
Layers next to walls flow at slower turbulences
rate than layers at center due to wall
resistance Fluid spins due to increased wall
resistance, further opposing normal flow

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pressure highest at median pressure
PRESSURE IN output of reservoir 100 psi halfway down pipe

A PIPE SYSTEM fluid

200 psi

pipe (catheter)

force

0 psi

zero pressure at open

end of pipe
pressurised reservoir

piston and cylinder (syringe)

fluid scatters
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Pressure
P1 Drop P2 P1 -P2 π (Pressure difference) (radius) 4
Volume
Flowrate =ƒ= =
r R 8(Viscosity) (length)

ƒ Resistance
to flow R Assuming an original flow rate = 100cm3/sec
When all other factors remain constant the effect of individually
changing each of the following factors is shown below
L Double length 50cm3/sec
8ɳL Double viscosity 50cm3/sec
R= Where ɳ = viscosity
πr4 Double pressure
Double radius
200cm3/sec
1600cm3/sec
Source: http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/ppois2.html

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A pressure limit is set to protect the consumables. The injector will use the
minimum amount of pressure it needs to propel the fluid out of the syringe

Pressure The pressure limit must be set for the lowest rate disposable in the fluid
pathway to the patient, such as the connecting tube, extension tubes and
limiting cannula

A “pressure limiting” action in an injector limits pressure in the syringe by

reducing the flowrate during the injection. It is not an extravasation detection
action.

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Higher concentration contrast media has higher viscosity.

Many factors play a part in The viscosity of intravenous CT contrast media is related to its ambient
pressure effects temperature. Warming the media from 20°C to 37°C decreases its viscosity (cP)
resulting in lower injection pressures and may allow a reduction in cannula or
catheter diameter, a more efficient delivery and is better tolerated by the
patient1,2

It has been reported that warmed contrast media reduces the rate of contrast
media extravasations2

The catheter / venflon gauge size

Multi-use of syringes against the injector manufacturer instructions could create

more friction and pressure for the injection

1. Kyongtae T. Bae , MD, PhD, Intravenous Contrast Medium: Administration and Scan Timing at CT: Considerations and Approaches. Radiology 2010; 256:48-49

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2. Davenport MS, Wang CL, Bashir MR, et al. Rate of contrast media extravasations and allergic like reactions: effect of extrinsic warming of low-osmolality iodinated CT contrast media to 37°C. Radiology 2012; 262:475-484

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Colour Blue Pink Green White Grey

Gauge 22 20 18 17 16
Ensure that the cannula selected
is appropriately rated for the examination
OuterØ
0,8 1,0 1,2 1,4 1,7
(mm) Check PSI rating on the packaging
or product literature
InsideØ Check flow rating on packaging or product
0,6 0,8 1,0 1,2 1,4
(mm)
literature and ensure rating stated is ml/sec
and NOT ml/min
Flow rate
31 54 80 125 180
(ml/min)

Injection
1-2 2-4 3-7 8-15 10-20
(ml/sec)

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Source: Martin Mack, Instut fϋr Radiologie, J.W. Goethe-Universität Frankfurt/M)

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Catheter System
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22 Gauge 20 Gauge
all lengths all lengths
Power Injector Tubing Contrast Media Flow Rate Contrast Media Flow Rate
(@22°C) (mL/sec) (@22°C) (mL/sec)
Isovue 300 3.0 Isovue 300 5.5
Optiray 320 3.0 Optiray 320 5.5
Omnipaque 300 3.0 Omnipaque 300 5.5
Optiray 350 3.0 Optiray 350 4.5

End Cap Isovue 370 3.0 Isovue 370 4.5

Omnipaque 350 3.0 Omnipaque 350 4.0

BD Nexivaa Tubing Visipaque 320 3.0 Visipaque 320 4.0

18 G x 1.25 IN 18 G x 1.75 IN
18-22 gauge catheter systems are suitable for Contrast Media Flow Rate Contrast Media Flow Rate
(@22°C) (mL/sec) (@22°C) (mL/sec)
use with power injectors set to a maximum
Isovue 300 7.0 Isovue 300 7.0
pressure of 300 and within maximum flow rate
recommendations (see tables), when the access Optiray 320 6.5 Optiray 320 6.0
ports are removed and a direct connection Omnipaque 300 6.5 Omnipaque 300 6.0
is made Optiray 350 5.5 Optiray 350 5.0
24 gauge catheter systems should not Isovue 370 5.0 Isovue 370 5.0
be used with power injectors Omnipaque 350 5.0 Omnipaque 350 4.5
Visipaque 320 4.0 Visipaque 320 4.0

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Consumables
Catheter / cannula
Connecting tubing
Additional products added to the fluid pathway

Decisions Viscosity
in Practice Contrast media
Temperature (iodinated contrast media)
A Recap

Pressure
Automated pressure adjustment
Maximum pressure limit

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Why Bayer

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Home Specific materials, packaging, manufacturing processes and sterilization methods were designed and developed to
ensure the highest quality of each Bayer syringe kit.*
Why Bayer

Quality

Performance
Designed for Bayer injector
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Strict vendor qualification: Each supplier has been carefully chosen,
audited and certified to provide materials that completely adhere to our
chemical composition and purity specifications

Precision manufacturing: Our US-based manufacturing facilities produce

syringes to extremely tight tolerances. The volume of silicone coating inside
the syringe barrel is precisely controlled. This facilitates optimal device
performance and accurate fluid delivery.

Robust packaging valuation: Every syringe package adheres to strict

specifications and rigorous environmental and transportation simulation
testing.

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ensure the highest quality of each Bayer syringe kit.*
Why Bayer

Quality

Performance

Confidence Quality is patient safety

Patient safety is the reason for all the quality checks and robust
processes in our manufacturing, and it’s the reason why our
organization often goes beyond the required industry standards.
Besides patient safety, syringe quality also affects injector
performance. Poor injector performance may cause reduced image
quality and reduced suite efficiency.

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Key communication objectives
Why Bayer
Nothing is more important than your patients’ safety. Bayer syringes play an integral role in safely delivering
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imaging fluids to your patients. Every product is made from reliable components to help you provide high
Performance quality care.

Confidence

With the use of high-grade materials:

Specific medical-grade material, are selected via a strict vendor qualification
process to ensure optimal injector performance and patient care.

Confirmed biocompatibility:
Our product development process and material sourcing procedures adhere
to internationally recognized biocompatibility standards, ensuring the
safety profile of your syringes.

100% inspection for particulates:

Bayer thoroughly inspects each and every syringe barrel for particulates.
That reduces patient risk and provides an additional level of patient safety

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Why Bayer Specific medical-grade material, are selected via a strict vendor qualification
process to ensure optimal injector performance and patient care.
Quality
Declaration of harmful materials in generic syringe manufacturer IFUs
Performance
“7. Since the connecting tube in the accessories of the product is made
Confidence of PVC, clinical medical staff shall pay attention to its possible toxicity Wego Stellant syringe IFU
to high-risk population (newborns, male before puberty, pregnant
and lactating women), and try to choose alternative products as
much as possible. PVC material contains DEHP plasticizer, which
has significant toxicity on the reproductive system of male mice as well
as significant effect on the expression of apoptosis gene in liver tissue of
rat. All drugs that react with PVC materials shall not be used.
According to the domestic and foreign research data, clinical medical
staff shall note that tube containing PVC may interact with the drugs
infused, resulting in change in efficacy of the drugs. Therefore this
product is contraindicated for infusing drugs incompatible with PVC. The
accessory connecting tube of this product is contraindicated for infusing
paclitaxel drugs and liposoluble drugs.”

Yesomed

“3. This product contains DINP.”

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 Quality
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Our product development process and material sourcing procedures adhere to
Why Bayer
internationally recognized biocompatibility standards, ensuring the safety profile of
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syringes.

Performance
Bayer’s SD engineering group includes AAMI Certified Industrial Sterilization Specialists.
Confidence
These are certified experts in e-beam and gamma sterilization, who ensure that our products and
processes are sterilized according to the latest industry standards and techniques.
All manufacturing and packaging processes adhere to ISO 10993 and ISO 11607 standards,
respectively. ISO 11607 may be a differentiator, because Bayer’s sterile packaging and distribution
processes go above and beyond industry standards.
Each piece of material that we add to our line has to be approved by our biocompatibility team so that
anything that contacts the fluid path, which is critical to patient care, will be clean and appropriate for
medical use.
For every improvement or change made to our line, we do multiple levels of validation and verification,
both for quality and for software to verify that every change is repeatable, and that the line can be
made consistent.

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100% inspection for particulates
Quality
Bayer thoroughly inspects each and every syringe barrel for particulates.
Performance That reduces patient risk and provides an additional level of patient safety.

Confidence

Every single syringe manufactured by Bayer undergoes several quality checks

throughout the manufacturing process before being shipped.
Syringes undergo an incoming QC inspection, in-line QC inspections throughout
the assembly process, and an outgoing QC inspection before sterilization and
packaging.

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Silicone application

Why Bayer Our US-based manufacturing facilities produce syringes to extremely tight tolerances.
The volume of silicone coating inside the syringe barrel is precisely controlled. This
Quality facilitates optimal device performance and accurate fluid delivery.
Performance

Confidence Silicon is the lubricant inside the Bayer syringe that allows for smooth and exact
movement of the plunger which is the key component of the syringe
Not enough silicone may result in a lower flow rate which can affect contrast
delivery which can affect images, which can lead to additional scans and more
exposure to radiation
If the application is not precisely controlled, then silicone can be over- or under-
applied, impacting fluid delivery performance and the well being of patients.
Automated precision Bayer’s automated process precisely applies a micro-
layer of silicone for consistent and accurate injection performance under clinical
pressures.

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Syringes that are not custom designed and manufactured by Bayer for your Bayer system can
Why Bayer impact the performance of your radiology suite and commitment to patient care.

Quality

Performance
Lab tests performed with non-Bayer syringes found
Confidence instances where the syringe is technically incompatible
with the Bayer MEDRAD® injector.
Non-compatible syringes can fail, resulting in injector
downtime and patient rescheduling.
Non-compatible syringes may deliver the incorrect dose,
requiring rescanning or rescheduling.
Bayer cannot guarantee the performance of your injector
with generic syringes and disposables.

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Syringes that are not custom designed and manufactured by Bayer can impact the performance of
Why Bayer the radiology suite and commitment to patient care.
Quality

Performance Bayer products set themselves above the competition

because our products are designed with the syringe and
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the disposables in mind.
Bayer has over 50 years of engineering, manufacturing
and clinical experience which cannot be matched by any
other manufacturer in the world.
Design and testing of syringes is part of a holistic, inter-
related system, hence guaranteed fluid delivery
performance with only Bayer syringe.
The syringes are ready to meet the specifications of
the power injection system, which we know are quite
stringent to assure the efficacy of the injection.

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Service warranty strategies
Why Bayer
Service warranties may be voided if it is determined that the injector malfunction
Quality
was caused by the use of non-Bayer disposables.
Performance

Confidence Service warranties may be void for injectors that malfunction due to generic syringe use. When generic syringe use leads to
contrast fouling of the injector head, the injector head must be replaced and the customer may be charged full price for the
replacement head. Figure 1 to the right shows an excerpt of the relevant Terms & Conditions in Canada’s DirectCARE Basic
service agreement and policies, showing that damage caused to the injector by non-Bayer disposables may not be covered
under the service warranty.

Figure 1. Exceptions in Canada’s DirectCARE Basic service contract

relevant to customer use of third party products and services. Part C and D
of the Exceptions explain, respectively, that service work performed by a
third party service provider on an injector and damage from non-Bayer
disposables is not covered under the service contract.

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Can I use generic syringes with your injector?
Why Bayer

Quality
We don’t recommend using non-Bayer/ non-MEDRAD® syringes with
Performance our injector.
Confidence Our Bayer product families are designed and manufactured to work
as a system, and we rigorously invest into our product design.
Every component plays an important role in ensuring the highest
level of performance and reliability of your product.
When choosing contrast and saline syringes, you need to consider:
particulate, biocompatibility, application of silicone and compatibility
with injector equipment.
Only a validated syringe from a trusted supplier like Bayer can give
you the peace of mind you need, and that your patients have come to
expect.

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Can I use generic syringes with your injector?
Why Bayer

Quality

Performance A malfunctioning syringe costs time and money as syringes that

have not been validated as compatible may lead to re-scanning
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and re-dosing of patients, reduced patient throughput as a result
of injector downtime and costly repairs.
In addition, we use only the highest quality components,
suppliers and manufacturing technology at our CT syringe and
disposables assembly plant in Pennsylvania.
The utilization of non-Bayer products on your injector could
cause damage to the injector.
If that damage is deemed to be caused from the use of a
product that is not manufactured by us, it may result in more
costly repairs that may not be covered by the product warranty.

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Home Can you meet the price of syringes that I’m being quoted for generic syringes?

Why Bayer Ensure the customer is making an informed comparison. Discuss the quality of our consumables with the
customer and how they are designed, tested, and warranted as a total system.
Quality

Bayer has a number of clinically proven injection systems on the market in various
Performance
modalities. In CT alone, Stellant is the 8th generation injector
Confidence Bayer is a reputable and reliable company that is focused on meeting customer
needs in Radiology. If something were to go wrong, we have a dedicated team to
make it right for you. If you are considering an alternative supplier, what kind of
proven performance and approach to customer care has this supplier
demonstrated to you?
As a healthcare institution, you are committed to the highest level of quality when it
comes to supplies that you use on your patients. How do you manage the transition
between suppliers of materials?
For new suppliers of quality materials that you use in majority of your radiology
procedures, how do you qualify new suppliers in your department?
What role do you think BAYER can play in the operational efficiency of your
department?
What are your active initiatives in the hospital regarding outcome of care and
quality measures? What impact do you believe quality, proven suppliers have on
those measures?
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Why Bayer
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