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RediStik® Wearable Port Trainer Kit
Winner of the IMSH2020 SimVentor Award and the 2022 ANA Team Innovation Award











About the RediStik® Wearable Port Trainer Kit
- Textured skin and subcutaneous tissue provide the ability to practice:
- Skin preparation steps
- Life-like palpation and puncture of the titanium port
- Confirmation of needle placement with blood aspiration and ability to flush saline
- Dressing application
- Includes simulation options for superficial, normal, deep, angled, and float port positioning depths
- Versatile model allows for both tabletop or wearable simulation scenarios.
- The design includes needle-proof backing and attached shoulder harness system allowing for quick securement to a person’s or mannequin’s chest
- Angiodynamics® Medium Titanium Smart Port included in the kit
- Clinical testing demonstrated life expectancy for skin averages 1,200+ punctures
RediStik® Wearable Port Trainer Pilot Outcomes:
- Five clinical areas surveyed within Texas Children’s Hospital
- 100% (67 surveyed) recommended to their colleagues for training. See full survey data.
- Quick setup for Just-in-Time Training and simulation scenarios
- Worn on a person/mannequin increased staff engagement
- Used to safely evaluate procedures/policies and new devices/port needles/dressings
- Adjustable port options provide scenarios for palpation/stabilization/difficult access techniques
- Provides life-like experience for obtaining blood cultures, lab draws and flushing
- Progress from novice to advance in port access, de-access, positioning and trouble shooting
- Utilized throughout TCH and Global Hope clinics in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Unexpected applications: Renal service training port access with an apheresis needle
RediStik® Port Set-up Instructions and Flyer
RediStik® Port video links:
RediStik® ordering information:
- https://www.sawbones.com/catalogsearch/result/?product_list_order=sku&product_list_dir=asc&q=redistik+wearable
- Sawbones® customer service 206-463-5551
- Port Trainer Kit (with Titanium Port): 1703-501-10
- Port Trainer Kit (No Titanium Port): 1703-501