Hummi Micro-Draw® Blood Device

The Hummi Micro-Draw® reduces overall blood/fluid volume movement significantly during UAC Sampling. Hummi’s unique design allows for sampling directly from inside the catheter hub through the Nexus Split Septum Micro T-connector. This closed, needle-less system minimizes blood exposure and dramatically reduces alteration of cerebral blood flow, a known cause of neuro-impairment in very low birth weight babies. Blood clearance volumes are reduced approximately 70% with Umbilical Catheter use, and flush volumes are reduced up to 80% over current methods. Hummi provides additional clinical advantages over current methods of blood sampling from Umbilical Arterial Catheters.

• Maintains a closed system access through a closed port, split septum*
• Reduces line accesses to 1 per blood draw (versus 4 for open stopcocks)
• Eliminates the need for complex and bulky in-line closed systems
• Eliminates setup time, in-line air issues and wave form damping seen in current in-line blood draw devices
• Draws NO blood into the arterial line during sampling procedure
• Standardizes blood waste to a very low volume for each draw; less than 0.2mL
• Eliminates the open drip method for PAL sampling
• No positive or negative pressure applied to radial artery
• No flushing required after PAL blood draw
• Disposable after single use. Use only when needed
• May extend the life of the PAL catheter due to lower volume movement

*The Nexus Split-Septum Micro T-Connector is the only T-connector designed for use with the Hummi Micro Draw Blood Device. No other T-connector is validated for use with the Hummi Micro Draw.