Fresenius Medical Care has been producing blood line systems for more than 20 years. The result of this experience is sophisticated technical expertise, which guarantees consistently high product quality. Our innovative, newly developed systems fully comply with the demands for blood lines to be safe and user-friendly.

• Beta-sterilised blood lines LifeLineBeta: These blood lines are sterilised by beta-rays (also known as e-beam). In comparison to gamma irradiation, beta rays cause less material alterations, yet are effective in their sterilising action.


• EtO (Ethylene Oxide)-sterilised blood lines BasicLine: the necessary quantity of EtO has been minimised by performing a specific pre-conditioning and a highly effective degassing process.

Fistula needles are a crucial link between the patient and the dialysis machine.

For this reason all needles have to meet the requirements of the highest quality standards for safety and comfort - both from the user's as well as from the patient's perspective.

Therefore it is important to know the type of treatment the patient is undergoing, the desired blood flow rate and the condition of the AV fistula in order to reach the optimum balance between patient comfort and dialysis efficiency.

In dialysis practice not only the needle's dimensions and geometry, but also the condition of the patient's fistula determine the choice of the cannula.