Parker Labs Redux Electrolyte Paste 67-05 | ECG & Defibrillation

Redux Electrolyte Paste by Parker Laboratories is a water-based, abrasive, electrically conductive contact paste recommended for short-term patient monitoring, ECG/EKG procedures, and defibrillation.

Its conductive formulation helps establish electrical contact between intact skin and compatible electromedical electrodes, paddles, or other patient-contact components. The abrasive characteristic distinguishes Redux Paste from smoother, non-abrasive products such as Redux Electrolyte Gel.

Redux Paste is also bacteriostatic and water-soluble. It is supplied in a 142 g/5 oz tube under Parker Laboratories' product number 67-05. The product is nonsterile and intended only for external use on intact, unbroken skin.

Important: Use Redux Paste only when the instructions for the ECG system, monitoring electrode, defibrillator, paddle, or related electromedical equipment permit a separately applied conductive paste. Do not add it beneath a pre-gelled disposable electrode or multifunction defibrillation pad unless the equipment manufacturer specifically directs that use. Parker instructs users to follow the connected electromedical device’s instructions for application.

• Electrically conductive electrolyte paste
• Recommended for short-term monitoring
• Recommended for routine ECG/EKG procedures
• Recommended for compatible defibrillation procedures
• Water-based formulation
• Abrasive paste consistency
• Bacteriostatic
• Water-soluble
• Nonsterile
• For external use on intact, unbroken skin
• Removes with a moistened soft cloth
• Parker Laboratories product number 67-05
• Current manufacturer size: 142 g/5 oz
• Ten tubes per manufacturer box
• Five boxes or 50 tubes per manufacturer case
• No special handling requirements stated in the current IFU
• Protect from direct sunlight

Redux Paste is a contact medium placed between intact skin and compatible electromedical equipment. It helps complete the electrical interface when the equipment requires a separately applied paste.

It does not generate, measure, or control the electrical signal or therapeutic energy. The connected ECG machine, patient monitor, or defibrillator controls those functions.

Redux Paste is formulated with an abrasive characteristic, unlike the non-abrasive Redux Gel. The page should not interpret “abrasive” as permission to scrub the skin aggressively or use the product as a general-purpose exfoliant.

The appropriate amount, pressure, and technique depend on the connected device, electrode, clinical protocol, and patient’s skin condition. Redux Paste is limited to intact, unbroken skin.

It is also different from NuPrep Skin Prep Gel. NuPrep is a dedicated skin-preparation product used before compatible electrode placement. Redux Paste remains part of the conductive interface during an indicated procedure.

Parker identifies Redux Paste as both bacteriostatic and nonsterile. Therefore, the page should not claim or imply that the paste:

• Sterilizes skin
• Disinfects electrodes or paddles
• Creates a sterile field
• Prevents all bacterial growth
• Prevents procedure-related infection
• Is appropriate for broken skin
• Replaces infection-control procedures

Redux Paste has a bacteriostatic formulation. It is nonsterile and intended only for external use on intact, unbroken skin.

Many contemporary ECG electrodes and multifunction defibrillation pads are already pre-gelled. Additional paste can interfere with adhesion or alter the intended interface, so it should not be added automatically. This follows the instruction to use Redux according to the connected equipment’s directions.

• Short-term monitoring is part of the workflow.
• The equipment calls for an abrasive conductive paste.
• Routine ECG is being performed with compatible equipment.
• A defibrillator or paddle system specifically permits a separate paste.
• A bacteriostatic paste formulation is preferred.

Redux Paste and Ten20 are both called “conductive paste,” but their applications differ substantially.

Do not substitute Ten20 Conductive Paste for Redux Paste in a defibrillation workflow. Likewise, Redux Paste should not be an EEG cup-electrode adhesive.

For additional neurodiagnostic context, see our Ten20 vs. NuPrep: When to Use Each Product.

There is not one specified universal application amount because use depends on the connected electromedical equipment. The following product-page workflow stays within the manufacturer’s directions.

1. Confirm equipment compatibility. Verify that the monitor, ECG electrode, defibrillator, or paddle system permits or requires a separate conductive paste.
2. Inspect the tube. Do not use the product if the container is damaged or contamination is visible or suspected.
3. Inspect the application site. Apply only to intact, unbroken skin.
4. Avoid contaminating the tube. Do not let the dispensing tip touch the patient, staff, electrode, paddle, instrument, glove, or another surface.
5. Apply according to the equipment instructions. Use only the amount and placement specified by the device manufacturer or facility procedure.
6. Perform the procedure. Follow all ECG, monitoring, or defibrillator operating instructions.
7. Remove remaining paste. Parker states that Redux can be removed with a moistened soft cloth.
8. Close and store the tube. Protect the product from direct sunlight.

Redux Paste is indicated for defibrillation, but that does not mean it should be added to every defibrillator setup.

Defibrillation equipment controls energy delivery; Redux Paste only provides a conductive interface. Application amount, paddle placement, energy selection, charging, discharge, and safety procedures must follow the defibrillator manufacturer’s instructions.

Redux Paste is sold in a multiuse tube. The manufacturer specifically instructs users not to let the tube tip contact patients, staff, or instruments.

Recommended handling language:

• Dispense without touching the treatment surface.
• Do not return unused paste to the tube.
• Replace the cap promptly.
• Discard the product if contamination is suspected.
• Follow the facility’s policy for nonsterile multiuse contact media.
• Do not use Redux Paste when a procedure requires sterile contact media.
• Do not apply it to broken or compromised skin.

Nonsterile. For external use only on intact, unbroken skin. Use Redux Paste only as permitted by the connected electromedical equipment’s instructions. Discard the product if the tube is damaged or contamination is suspected. Do not allow the dispensing tip to touch the patient, staff, electrodes, paddles, or instruments.