Kapitex Healthcare, Ltd.

Contact: M. C. Thackray - Chairperson
Web: http://www.kapitex.com
Address: 1 Sandbeck Way, Wetherby, West Yorkshire LS22 7GH, United Kingdom
Phone: +44-(1937)-580-211 | Fax: +44-(1937)-580-796 | Map/Directions >>

Profile: Kapitex Healthcare, Ltd. specializes in head & neck cancer and airway management for laryngectomy & tracheostomy patients. Our product categories are airway protection & management, tracheostomy tubes & equipment, specialized airway management,dysphagia & oral motor exercise and communication aid devices. The Trachi-Naze® is the externally worn system to restore the essential functions of the nose, make breathing easier and efficient. It restores normal airway resistance, increases blood oxygenation and reduces shortness of breath. The Tracoe long term tracheostomy tubes are designed to provide the wearer with a comfortable, flexible and safe uncuffed tube. They are light, flexible, soft, pliable and harmless to tissue & adapt easily to the trachea. They are made from implant tested medical grade PVC and feature rounded ends which prevent mucosal damage.

The company was founded in 1991 and is ISO 9001:2000, ISO 13485:2003 certified.

FDA Registration Number: 9681499
US Agent: Lu Anne Bauer / Capamed, Inc
Phone: +1-(715)-403-5321 Fax: +1-(715)-575-6218 E-Mail:

16 Products/Services (Click for related suppliers)

• Adhesive Bandage Strip

• Adhesive Bandages (FDA Code: KGX / 880.5240)

A medical adhesive tape or adhesive bandage is a device intended for medical purposes that consists of a strip of fabric material or plastic, coated on one side with an adhesive, and may include a pad of surgical dressing without a disinfectant. The device is used to cover and protect wounds, to hold together the skin edges of a wound, to support an injured part of the body, or to secure objects to the skin.

• Dressing Adaptor (FDA Code: ILD / 890.5050)

A daily activity assist device is a modified adaptor or utensil (e.g., a dressing, grooming, recreational activity, transfer, eating, or homemaking aid) that is intended for medical purposes to assist a patient to perform a specific function.

• Eating Utensil (FDA Code: ILC / 890.5050)

• Elastic Adhesive Bandages

• Endotracheal Tubes & Accessories, Laryngectomy Tubes

• Flexible Fabric Adhesive Bandages

• Heat and Moisture Condenser (FDA Code: BYD / 868.5375)

A heat and moisture condenser (artificial nose) is a device intended to be positioned over a tracheotomy (a surgically created opening in the throat) or tracheal tube (a tube inserted into the trachea) to warm and humidify gases breathed in by a patient.

• Laryngectomy Tube (FDA Code: KAC / 874.4420)

• Non-Adhesive Bandages

• Non-Direct Patient Interface Humidifier (FDA Code: KFZ / 868.5460)

A therapeutic humidifier for home use is a device that adds water vapor to breathing gases and that is intended for respiratory therapy or other medical purposes. The vapor produced by the device pervades the area surrounding the patient, who breathes the vapor during normal respiration.

• Non-Measuring Exerciser (FDA Code: ION / 890.5370)

Nonmeasuring exercise equipment consist of devices intended for medical purposes, such as to redevelop muscles or restore motion to joints or for use as an adjunct treatment for obesity. Examples include a prone scooter board, parallel bars, a mechanical treadmill, an exercise table, and a manually propelled exercise bicycle.

• Reinforced Laryngectomy Tubes

• Tracheal Tube Cleaning Brushes (FDA Code: EPE / 868.5795)

A tracheal tube cleaning brush is a device consisting of a brush with plastic bristles intended to clean tracheal cannula devices after their removal from patients.

• Tracheal Tube Fixation Device (FDA Code: CBH / 868.5770)

A tracheal tube fixation device is a device used to hold a tracheal tube in place, usually by means of straps or pinch rings.

• Wound Exudate Absorption Hydrophilic Beads (FDA Code: KOZ / 878.4018)

A hydrophilic wound dressing is a sterile or non-sterile device intended to cover a wound and to absorb exudate. It consists of nonresorbable materials with hydrophilic properties that are capable of absorbing exudate (e.g., cotton, cotton derivatives, alginates, dextran, and rayon). This classification does not include a hydrophilic wound dressing that contains added drugs such as antimicrobial agents, added biologics such as growth factors, or is composed of materials derived from animal sources.