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IV Cannula

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It is said that in 1657 Sir Christopher Wren invented the first instrument for intravenous therapy. A cannula made from the quill of a bird feather, which was used to inject drugs into the veins of dogs. Today I V Cannula is the “workhorse” device for clinical care all over the world.   I V Cannula   is used in the treatment of around 90% of hospital in-patients.  An   Intravenous Cannula   is a small, flexible tube that is placed into one of your veins, usually in the back of your hand or in your arm. This product is primarily used for the administration of fluids and medication or to draw blood for analysis.  Approximately more than one billion disposable  Intravenous Catheters  are used and discarded every year and these numbers are growing steadily. I V Cannula  come in different sizes. It ranges from 14 gauge to 24 gauge. Each gauge is identified with a particular color code. It is advisable to select the smallest gauge of the cannula that can be effectively used to deliver the pr