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INT Medical Flow Regulator

Product Code: SPAC-2836

Double Scale Gravity Flow Regulator Delivering 20 to 250 mL per Hour, Supplied on an Extension Set

The INT Medical Flow Regulator is a gravity infusion flow control device from INT Medical, designed to set and hold a delivery rate without an infusion pump. Featuring a double-scale dial covering 20 to 250 mL per hour, supplied in the open position on an extension set with Luer connections, it delivers adjustable gravity infusion where a pump is unavailable or unnecessary. Available through Medigear.uk.

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A flow regulator replaces the roller clamp on a gravity infusion set. Where a roller clamp is set by eye and adjusted by counting drops, a regulator carries a calibrated dial marked in millilitres per hour, so you select a rate rather than find one. This one covers 20 to 250 mL per hour.

One condition governs whether that dial means anything. The height of the fluid column drives gravity infusion. The regulator's pressure depends on how far above it the container hangs. INT specifies 80 cm, and the calibration assumes it. A bag hung higher delivers faster than the dial says. One hung lower delivers slower. That is why the height is the first instruction rather than a footnote.

The sheet is unusual in what it presents. INT's other product sheets list design features. This one gives a nine-step operating sequence instead. It covers priming, the turn from open through off to the set value, and a final check by counting drops. That last step is worth noting. A manufacturer asking the user to verify the rate is telling them the dial is indicative rather than exact. No accuracy tolerance appears anywhere. The configuration is described as double scale without explanation, and one reference is listed. The Configuration column heading implies alternatives, though none appear.

The reference itself is purely numeric, wwhereasINT's other ranges carry a lettered prefix. Two spelling slips also appear, in the opening instruction and in the table remark. Medigear.uk supplies the range to UK infusion services.

Not every infusion needs a pump. Maintenance fluids, many antibiotics and much routine ward therapy run perfectly well under gravity. Pumps are finite, expensive, and need their own consumables. What gravity lacks is control. A roller clamp is set by squeezing a length of tubing until the drips look about right.

A flow regulator supplies that control. The dial is marked in millilitres per hour. The operator selects a number rather than judging a rate. That makes the setting reproducible between staff, and quicker to establish. On a ward running many gravity lines, that is a meaningful saving in both time and variability. It also gives the next member of staff something they can check rather than re-establish from scratch.

What it cannot do is guarantee the rate. Gravity flow depends on two things. The pressure driving it, which is the height of fluid above the regulator. And the resistance downstream, which is the tubing and the cannula. A regulator is calibrated against one assumed head height, and INT names 80 cm. Change that height, change the fluid, or fit a narrower cannula, and the delivered rate moves away from the dial. That is why INT ends its sequence by asking the user to count drops and confirm. It is also why a regulator suits therapy with a tolerance and does not suit anything requiring precision.

Drugs with a narrow therapeutic margin belong on a pump, where delivery is measured rather than estimated. Medigear.uk supplies the instructions for use with every order.

Rate Selected Rather Than Estimated

A calibrated dial marked in millilitres per hour replaces the judgement involved in setting a roller clamp by watching drips.

Reproducible Between Staff

A numbered setting can be handed over and checked, where a roller clamp position means nothing to the next person to look at it.

Covers 20 to 250 mL per Hour

The range spans slow maintenance infusion through faster routine delivery, covering most gravity administration.

Supplied Open for Priming

Arriving in the open position lets you prime the line quickly and fully before setting the rate, rather than priming through a restriction.

Head Height Specified

Naming 80 cm gives the condition the calibration assumes, which many gravity devices leave the user to guess at.

Verification Step Included

Asking the user to confirm by counting drops is an honest instruction, and it sets the expectation that the dial is a starting point.

Supplied on an Extension Set

The regulator arrives with tubing and connectors, rather than as a component to be assembled into a circuit.

Consolidated Supply Through Medigear.uk

Medigear.uk quotes the regulator alongside INT's extension tubing, stopcocks and coiled lines on one account.

Reference 11502

The single reference listed on the supplied sheet.

Double Scale Configuration

The stated configuration, with the two scales unexplained.

20 mL per Hour Minimum

The lowest rate on the operating range.

250 mL per Hour Maximum

The highest rate on the operating range.

Supplied in the Open Position

The regulator arrives open for priming before setting.

Open to Off Priming Sequence

INT specifies turning fully from open to off before selecting the value.

80 cm Head Height

The container height the calibration assumes.

In-Line Extension Set Form

The regulator is supplied within a length of tubing with connectors.

The INT Medical Flow Regulator does what a roller clamp cannot: it lets you select a rate as a number and have it delivered as one. The 20 to 250 mL per hour range covers most gravity administration, and specifying 80 cm of head height is more useful than it looks, since gravity devices are frequently calibrated against an assumption the user is never told. Two things want addressing. No accuracy tolerance appears anywhere, and INT's own instruction to confirm delivery by counting drops makes that omission more noticeable rather than less. The double scale configuration is also named without explanation, and it is the only configuration detail on the sheet. Medigear.uk will obtain both, with materials, tubing length, sterility status and UK conformity, before offering this range.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything buyers need to know about sourcing medical equipment through MediGear.

Setting an infusion rate on a gravity line without a pump. It sits in the line in place of a roller clamp and carries a dial calibrated in millilitres per hour, covering 20 to 250 mL per hour. Medigear.uk supplies the range to UK infusion and ward services.

Because gravity supplies the pressure, flow through the regulator depends on the height of fluid above it, so the dial can only be calibrated against a specified head. INT states 80 cm above the outlet level. Hanging the container higher delivers more than the dial indicates, and lower delivers less.

Not stated, and it should be. Every regulator of this type carries a tolerance, and INT publishes none. The instruction to double-check delivery by counting drops indicates the dial is a starting point, not a measurement. Medigear.uk will obtain the stated accuracy before supply.

The sheet does not say. Regulators in this class sometimes carry two sets of markings, for different drop factors or for coarse and fine ranges, and the term may refer to either. Since it is the only configuration detail given, Medigear.uk will establish what the two scales represent.

For priming. Fluid must run through the whole line to displace air before connection to the patient, and a regulator set to a low rate would prime slowly or trap air. INT's sequence then turns the dial fully from open through off before setting the required value, which seats the mechanism.

Where a pump is unavailable, unnecessary or impractical, gravity infusion with a regulator suits stable fluid or antibiotic administration and settings without pump capacity for every line. It does not suit anything where precision matters, since the delivered rate depends on head height, viscosity and cannula resistance.

It replaces its function, not the clamp itself. INT's sequence describes opening a clamp to prime, so a clamp remains in the line for full closure. The regulator then sets the running rate, which a roller clamp can only approximate by eye and drop counting.

Neither is confirmed in the supplied material, and no materials, tubing length, or priming volume are provided. No CE or UKCA information is given. Medigear.uk will establish the position and obtain the instructions for use before supply.