Arm-IR

A More Effective Arm Positioning Aid

When positioning arms above the head on an anesthetized patient, peripheral nerve injury may ruin an otherwise successful procedure, causing injury to the patient and the potential for litigation.

In fact, 16% of all claims in adults were related to nerve injury, with the second most frequent site being the brachial plexus. This is due to prolonged placement of a patient’s arms above their head during the procedure.

By safely and comfortably stabilizing the upper arm, Arm-IR™, an overhead arm holder, protects patients—pediatric as well as adult—from brachial plexus injury during cardiac catheterization.

A stable and safe positioning solution for critical upper arm placement, Arm-IR is a more secure option for positioning the upper arm than the common practice of using blankets, towels or arm boards; when they shift or fall off the table, so do the patient’s arms.

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Better positioning, better images:

Arm-IR™ secures the arms above the head with the patient supine, and keeps the angles of flexion/extension in accordance to AORN guidelines to minimize injury to the brachial plexus nerve.
If the patient’s arms must be moved during a particular view, simply loosen the knob and adjust.
An effective overhead arm holder, Arm-IR™ is an excellent alternative to the conventional method of using rolled up blankets or towels.

Quick setup, easy adjustments:

Works on a wide range of tables, allowing for quick setup.
Arm-IR is easy to attach to the head of the table.
Adjusting Arm-IR to safely position the patient is simply a matter of tightening and loosening knobs and positioning the strap on an arm pad.

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Product Info

Part ID	OEM/Table	Head-end Shape
ARMIR01	Philips 7340	Square
ARMIR02	Siemens Artis Q	Square
ARMIR03	Toshiba CAT-880B	Square
ARMIR04	Toshiba CAT-850B/870B	Neuro Cutout
ARMIR05	Philips 7350	Neuro Cutout
ARMIR06	Siemens Artis Q Neuro	Neuro Cutout
ARMIR07	General Electric	Neuro Cutout

Document Downloads

Document	Description	Link
	Learn how Arm-IR protects patients, pediatric as well as adults, from brachial plexus injury during cardiac catheterization.	Download

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