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Post by Chuck Weddle on May 22, 2024 17:55:38 GMT
Does everyone know that "Minncare" and its associated test strips have been discontinued? "Minncare HD" and its associated test strips ARE still available but only in Canada and the United States. Maybe I hadn't heard because we haven't used it in a number of years. Minncare MemoThankfully, there are alternatives: Peracidin from AmeriWaterPeracidin from B. BraunMicro-X from RPC This is my preference. It is cheaper than Peracidin and Minncare HD as well as having a longer shelf life. |
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Post by qman213 on May 22, 2024 18:23:00 GMT
There is also Peracidin RO from Total Quality Medical - Peracidin RO |
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Post by eric on May 22, 2024 18:32:39 GMT
Was not aware.
Thank you for posting.
Eric
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Post by cane on May 22, 2024 18:37:08 GMT
With MarCor charging $100 a gallon for HD they should discontinue the whole line of products. They used to be the premiere vendor in water treatment for dialysis and now they're a freaking nightmare to deal with. I will be replacing a water system soon, and for the first time, I will be looking for something other than a MarCor product. OK I'm off my soapbox.
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Post by Chuck Weddle on May 22, 2024 18:43:00 GMT
With MarCor charging $100 a gallon for HD they should discontinue the whole line of products. They used to be the premiere vendor in water treatment for dialysis and now they're a freaking nightmare to deal with. I will be replacing a water system soon, and for the first time, I will be looking for something other than a MarCor product. OK I'm off my soapbox. We're actually replacing our first Biolab/Marcor 4400 this weekend. We went with the AmeriWater MROZ machine. |
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Post by eric on May 22, 2024 18:52:39 GMT
With MarCor charging $100 a gallon for HD they should discontinue the whole line of products. They used to be the premiere vendor in water treatment for dialysis and now they're a freaking nightmare to deal with. I will be replacing a water system soon, and for the first time, I will be looking for something other than a MarCor product. OK I'm off my soapbox. We're actually replacing our first Biolab/Marcor 4400 this weekend. We went with the AmeriWater MROZ machine. Sorry i know this is off topic. How many membranes are you going with on the MROZ? I assume your 4400M had 4. |
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Post by Old Tech on May 22, 2024 19:50:13 GMT
Minncare has not been discontinued in Big D
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Post by Chuck Weddle on May 22, 2024 20:08:45 GMT
We're actually replacing our first Biolab/Marcor 4400 this weekend. We went with the AmeriWater MROZ machine. Sorry i know this is off topic. How many membranes are you going with on the MROZ? I assume your 4400M had 4. We went with the MROZ-5. The 4400 has 5 also. |
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Post by Chuck Weddle on May 22, 2024 20:11:02 GMT
Minncare has not been discontinued in Big D They will when they try to buy more. The memo I linked to was dated March 29 and says that it's effective immediately. |
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Post by dave74 on May 22, 2024 21:19:23 GMT
I am working off memory here, so please feel free to correct me if I am wrong.
In the old days, we used Renalin for dialyzer reprocessing and RO disinfection. Renalin had something like a 10 cases minimum. Peracidin was marketed as a less expensive alternative to Renalin and had a much more reasonable minimum order. Minntech struck back by claiming that dialysis facilities were violating regulations by using Peracidin to disinfect ROs because Peracidin was labeled for use as a dialyzer reprocessing concentrate.
Minntech marketed Minncare as the product to use to disinfect water treatment systems. There was a reasonable minimum order.
Minntech denied the special warranty on their Renatron machines if a facility wasn't using Renalin for dialyzer reprocessing.
Hugh Doss, HDC, the manufacturer of Peracidin, sued Minntech.
Such drama.
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Post by stuff on May 23, 2024 15:20:00 GMT
Availability of Minncare®
Cold Sterilant and Minncare HD Disinfectant Outside
Canada and the United States
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Post by stuff on May 23, 2024 17:45:18 GMT
I mean its good because the forums are not just the US
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Post by Chuck Weddle on May 23, 2024 18:04:33 GMT
Good point! I will just clarify the original post.
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Post by joey on May 30, 2024 16:05:11 GMT
With MarCor charging $100 a gallon for HD they should discontinue the whole line of products. They used to be the premiere vendor in water treatment for dialysis and now they're a freaking nightmare to deal with. I will be replacing a water system soon, and for the first time, I will be looking for something other than a MarCor product. OK I'm off my soapbox. We're actually replacing our first Biolab/Marcor 4400 this weekend. We went with the AmeriWater MROZ machine. We have that and so far it's been great ! I know you said you do not regularly clean the membranes, only disinfect, but that is the high pH first then low pH when doing so. Also you will need an external tank to mix and distribute it but the disinfect is easier(comes with a jug and suction tubing like the MRO portables. The system comes with 5 micron prefilters but we switched to 1 micron because it was letting too much through to the big blue underneath it. |
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