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Model 7940
Anticoagulant Citrate Dextrose Solution A USP (ACD-A)
7940 Technical Manual
Product Specifications
Fluid Volume: 40 ml.
Transport: 40°F to 104°F
Storage: 60°F to 104°F
Sterile, non-pyrogenic and non-toxic
Description
Anticoagulant Citrate Dextrose Solution A (ACD-A) is an anticoagulant specified for use with the
Boehringer AUTOVAC® Autotransfusion System. It is a sterile and non-pyrogenic solution of citric acid
(C6H8O7) sodium citrate (C6H5Na3O7.2H2O), dextrose (C6H12O6.H2O), and water. Each 100 ml. contains:
0.73 g citric acid (anhydrous)
2.20 g sodium citrate (dihydrate)
2.45 g dextrose (monohydrate)
Balance: water for injection to make 100 ml.
ACD-A acts as an anticoagulant by binding the free calcium in the blood. Calcium is a necessary component
to several steps of the clotting cascade.
Indications for Use
Model 7940 ACD-A is indicated for use as an anticoagulant in the Boehringer AUTOVAC® Intraoperative
Autotransfusion Systems and the Boehringer AUTOVAC® Postoperative Orthopedic Autotransfusion
Systems.
Contraindications for Use
Not for direct injection or infusion.
Infusion and storage of autologous blood products treated with ACD-A must be in accordance with AABB
Standards and hospital Blood Bank policies.
Blood treated with ACD-A must not be infused through a central venous access device.
MODEL 7940 ACD-A ANTICOAGULANT (1 2 PER CASE)
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© 2002 Boehringer Laboratories, Inc.
See device instructions for indications and contraindications for use.