Equipment

PD trolleys, hooks and pouches; recliner chairs for home haemo; health and mobility equipment. WINZ quotes available for most items.

Health and Mobility Equipment - 15% Discount for Kidney Society Clients:  Click here for details!

Equipment for people on home dialysis available from the Kidney Society

For people dialysing at home, most equipment and all supplies are provided by their dialysis service. However, there are some "extras" that can make life with kidney failure just a lilttle easier. The Kidney Society can help with some of these extras. While they are not essential, many people find them helpful. If you choose to use our PD pouches, we suggest you purchase at least two. We can provide you with a WINZ quote, and sometimes we have second hand trolleys to give away.  Contact us for information.

For people on Peritoneal Dialysis we assemble and sell, at cost,

CAPD Over the Door Hooks

Strong, portable hooks to use for bag changes anywhere. Plastic covered to prevent damage to doors etc.

$2 each plus postage if they are to be mailed separately, free hook included with each bag change trolley.

CAPD Bag Change Trolleys with come apart Drip Stand and detachable Hook

Hook can be used separately for dialysis away from home. Hang over a door or just about anywyhere.

• Easy clean top tray for bag changes.
• Three handy drawers below to keep all your bits and pieces.
• The top part of the pole comes off for easy transport should you want to take it away in the car.
• The hook detaches and can be used to hang over a door to drain in. It is plastic covered to protect doors from damage.
• Moves easily on wheels on most surfaces.

To order, phone the Kidney Society at 09 278 1321, buy at Kidney Society Centre, 5 Swaffield Road, Papatoetoe, Manukau

or send money or cheque  and delivery details to Kidney Society,  P O Box 97-026 Manukau City, Manukau 2241. We accept Visa, MasterCard and Diners Club cards and you can use these for phone orders, or use internet banking. Sorry, no eftpos.

Prepayment is required for trolleys to be sent by courier.

Cost:

$55     collected from the Kidney Society office in Papatoetoe
$65     couriered in the Auckland area (between Orewa/Helensville Pukekohe/Clevedon)
Extra freight applies to tolleys to be sent to other areas.

Other Trolleys and Dripstands

People on overnight (automated) PD sometimes ask us about good quality trolleys to put their machines on, and about dripstands to hang their bags. We don't sell those ourselves, but suggest you have a look at the Framecraft website. They sell all sorts of medical trolleys.  They suggest perhaps their dressing trolley (at around $700) or their tea wagon (around $388) might be what you are looking for. Of course you don't need to spend that much, look around on TradeMe (recently there was a perfectly good stainless steel trolley with a bid of just $30). You can also try second hand shops, and another good place to look is used office furniture shops such as Pink Panther in Manukau. Click on "mobiles" on their website. A used mobile unit with drawers, (lke the new ones shown on their website but cheaper), is an economical option.

Catheter Pouches

For people who prefer to tuck their PD catheter away in a fabric pouch rather than use tape to secure it to their skin, we sell adjustable pouches in four sizes (S, M, L, XL), at $15 each. Please contact us for further information so we can help you decide on the right size.

Payment options are the same as for trolleys (see above). Prepayment is required for pouches and all our equipment.

Second Hand Recliner Chairs

a special Kidney Society service for people on Home Haemodialysis

Home haemodialysis can be done in the tiniest of spaces!

Home haemodialysis can be done perfectly well in bed in the bedroom, but for people who prefer dialysing in a recliner chair, the Kidney Society can help with second hand recliners.

For people who find it difficult to get hold of a used chair themselves, in second hand shops, or on TradeMe for instance, the Kidney Socieyt keeps a small stock of used recliner chairs for sale, in three price groups. All the chairs are in good working "recliner" order at the time of sale.

The cheaper chairs are likely to have more wear and tear than the more expensive ones, but, being second hand, even the $100 chairs won't be perfect.

Choice of chair:

Collected: you may be able to choose from one or two chairs. Please phone in advance to make sure there is a chair in your price group.

Delivered: We choose for you if you want a chair delivered.

Payment:

Collected: payment upon collection in cash, by cheque or credit card (Visa, MasterCard, Diners Club). Sorry,  NO EFTPOS.

Delivered: payment in advance, by cheque in the mail, by phone using your credit card (Visa, MasterCard, Diners Club), or by using the "make a donation today" facility on our home page. Make sure you complete the message, telling us what the money is for!

Buyer beware:

This service gives home haemo patients access to used recliner chairs WELL BELOW COST. It is subsidised by the Kidney Society to help home haemo patients. If you choose to buy a used chair from the Society, please be aware that we cannot offer exchanges, refunds or guarantees.

Please note: This service is for Kidney Society registered clients on home haemodialysis only.

15% Discount on Health and Mobililty Equipment for Kidney Society Clients

Thanks to a very generous and supportive South Auckland pharmacy we are able to offer Kidney Society clients 15 % discount on

• wheelchairs
• walking frames
• bloodpressure monitors
• nebulisers
• crutches and other health equipment

We can also provide you with a quote for any of these to take to WINZ.

You need to be a Kidney Society registered pre-dialysis, dialysis or transplant client to qualify.

Phone Beryl at the Kidney Society, 09 278 1321 with your requirements, and she will tell you what to do next.