The BLAKE® Drains are white, radiopaque silicone drains with four channels along the sides with a solid core center. The other components consist of a silicone hub, a silicone extension tubing, and an adapter.

J-VAC* Silicone Drains are made from medical grade silicone and are available in a wide variety of sizes and configurations. All are packaged separately and are sterile and non-pyrogenic. To facilitate insertion, particularly in orthopedic surgery, some drains are pre-attached to stainless steel trocar needles.

BLAKE® Silicone Drains offer excellent drainage and  greater patient comfort.

For clinical information about BLAKE Silicon Drains, view the information below.

Current Challenges, Concepts and Controversies in Chest Tube Management [B Stacey, RN Gross]
Citation: AACN Clin Issues Crit Care Nurs. 1993 May;4(2):260-75.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7683897?dopt=Abstract

Facile minimally invasive cardiac surgery via ministernotomy
Citation: Gundry SR, Shattuck OH, Razzouk AJ, del Rio MJ, Sardari FF, Bailey LL. Facile minimally invasive cardiac surgery via ministernotomy. Ann Thorac Surg. 1998 Apr;65(4):1100-4.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9564935?dopt=Abstract

Silastic Drains vs Conventional Chest Tubes After Coronary Artery Bypas [Timothy L Frankel, Peter C Hill et al
Citation: Chest. 2003 Jul;124(1):108-13.
Frankel TL, Hill PC, Stamou SC, Lowery RC, Pfister AJ, Jain A, Corso PJ.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12853511?dopt=Abstract

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