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Health Professionals Position Papers/Guidelines Management of Latex-allergic Patients Latex Free Products
Latex Free Products
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This is a list containing examples of products and manufacturers which make non-latex alternatives. Since there is no mandatory labelling with respect to the natural rubber latex content of medical devices, this list is based on written information given by manufacturers and distributors. This list does not include all the equipment which may contain latex and does not include all non-latex alternatives. Distributors should be contacted for specific product information.
| LATEX CONTAINING | LATEX FREE |
| Latex Gloves | Ansell Dermaprene Baxter Duraprene J&J Allergard Vinyl Exam Gloves Plastic Exam Gloves |
| Monitoring | |
| Oximeter Probes | Datex Ohmeda |
| BP Cuff Leads | Protect limb with clothing or cotton bandage Critikon Soft Cuffs Medtel |
| ECG Dots | 3M Kendall |
| Pulmonary Artery Catheters | No alternatives. Risks and benefits to be assessed on an individual basis |
| IV Equipment | |
| Latex Bungs | Braun Reflux Valves 3 Way Taps |
| IV Line | Braun line with reflux valves Smith OR replace latex bungs prior to running IV fluid through line |
| Fluid Bags | Remove or tape latex port |
| Colloids - Haemaccel | Albumex 5 |
| Drugs may have latex stoppers | Remove all stoppers |
| Emergency Drugs | IMS Minijet drugs |
| Syringes | Terumo |
| LATEX CONTAINING | LATEX FREE |
| Airway Equipment | |
| Resuscitators | Laedal MR 100 Smith |
| Face Masks | King Systems Promedica Rusch Smith |
| Rebreathing Bag | King Promedica Rusch |
| Oral Airways | Mallinckrodt Rusch Promedica Smith Laryngeal mask |
| Nasopharyngeal Airways | Smith Rusch |
| Bite block | Smith |
| ETT | Rusch Mallinckrodt Portex |
| Tracheotomy tube | Smith Rusch |
| Catheter Mount | Mallinckrodt Promedica |
| Smooth Bore Tubing | Fisher & Paykel Promedica Bain Circuit |
| Ventilator Bellows | Ohmeda |
| Fibre-optic Scopes | Olympus Pentax |
| Urinary Catheters | Bard Cook |
| Tapes | Micropore Transpore 3M Microfoam Steristrips Hypafix Smith and Nephew Albupore Tensoplaste |
| Dressings | 3M Tegaderm Smith & Nephew - Opsite - Air Strip |
| Esmarch Bandages | |
| Drains - Penrose |
Jackson Pratt Zimmer |
| Dilators | |
| Bulb Syringes | |
| Instrument Mats | |
| Embolectomy Catheters Intra-aortic Balloon |
No alternatives. Risks and benefits to be assessed on an individual basis |
| Teeth Protectors |
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Content updates March 2010
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