IV Products
Sharps injury warning
Intravenous products: The FDA report “CDC and FDA have noted a progressive increase in the reports of bloodborne infection transmission over the past 10 to 15 years (primarily hepatitis B virus), resulting from the
Huber needle update
Intravenous products: The FDA report “FDA continues its investigation through the inspection of Huber needle manufacturers. Inspections found increases in incidents of coring with Huber needles. The agency is
IV products shortlisted
Intravenous products: The Nursing Times have announced “the inaugural Nursing Times Product Awards have been set up to recognise and reward the products that are transforming patient care and helping healthcare professionals
Infiltration research
Intravenous products: CW Optics, Inc. announced today the launch of a clinical trial at the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System to investigate the safety and efficacy of ivWatch®, a novel
LumenVu FDA clearance
Intravenous products: Sonosite announced today that it received FDA clearance for its innovative LumenVu® Catheter Guidance System. Designed to aid in the placement of peripherally inserted central
Chlorhexidine-Silver needlefree
Intravenous products: RyMed Technologies announced today that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its newest IV connector, InVision-Plus® CSTM with Chlorhexidine-Silver Ion Engineering. The InVision-
Neutron needleless connector
Intravenous products: InfectionControlToday.com report “ICU Medical, Inc., a manufacturer of disposable medical connection systems for use in vascular therapy applications, today confirmed that it has received FDA 510-k
Prefilled saline syringe award
Intravenous products: The North West Collaborative Commercial Agency (NWCCA), working with BD (Becton,
Scrub the hub innovation
Intravenous products: Catheter Connections, Inc., a manufacturer of innovative vascular access and infection control
SecurAcath FDA approval
Intravenous products: BusinessWire.com report “Interrad Medical, Inc. a privately held medical device company,
New blood group typing method
Intravenous products: MedGadget.com report “French scientists recently reported on a new method to quickly
Baxter in Belgium
Intravenous products: PharmPro report “Baxter established roots In Belgium in the mid-1950s, when it became the
CVC surveillance software
Intravenous products: Hospira, Inc., a leading provider of clinical information and medication
Hylenex recall
Intravenous products: ChicagoTribune.com report “Medical-product giant Baxter International Inc. and a San Diego
IV hub disinfection with SwabCap
Intravenous products: InfectionControlToday.com report “A hospital’s evaluation trial of the SwabCap™
Non-DEHP IV administration sets
Intravenous products: Hospira, Inc., a leading global specialty pharmaceutical and medication delivery company,
Self-centering hemodialysis catheter
Intravenous products: AngioDynamics announced today it has achieved the national launch of the newly
VeinViewer update
Intravenous products: BusinessWire.com report “Christie Medical Holdings, Inc., formerly Luminetx®
Call to destroy infusion pumps
Intravenous news: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent a letter to Baxter Healthcare Corp. on April 30
Alaris GP IV pump alert
Intravenous products: The MHRA report “Due to a software irregularity, if the previous set up is not cleared at
Smartneedle and pdAccess aquired
Intravenous products: “Vascular Solutions, Inc. today announced that it has acquired the assets related to
IV drip rate App
Intravenous products: Designers in Wales have come up with a novel idea to help staff calculate and set gravity
TPN production automation
Intravenous products: News-Medical.net report “Baxa Corporation, a leading provider of medical
IV automation
Intravenous products: News-Medical.net report “IV Automation is becoming an increasingly
CareFusion acquire Medegen
Intravenous products: CareFusion Corp., today announced an agreement to acquire Medegen, a leading
Hospira acquisition of Orchid
Hospira, Inc., today announced it has completed the acquisition of the generic injectable pharmaceuticals business of Orchid
PICC and midline use grows
Intravenous products: News-Medical.com report “Antimicrobial, Safety Devices and PICCs to Drive Market Growth.
Needlefree connectors at SHEA
Intravenous products: News-Medical.net report “Two scientific poster presentations that demonstrate the
Durospan vascular catheter
Intravenous products: r4 Vascular announces the commercial availability of the new Duraspan Biomimetic
Safer IV medication development
Intravenous products: MarketWatch.com report “MedPro Safety Products, a leading developer of
IV administration recall
Intravenous products: MarketWatch.com report “Teleflex Incorporated provided an update today on the
NanoMaxx ultrasound award finalist
Intravenous products: SonoSite, Inc., announced today that the 6 lb. NanoMaxx™ ultrasound system was
Safe Place IV device
Intravenous products: JarrowAndHebburnGazette.com report “A South Tyneside electronics company is helping
Infusion safety implementation
Intravenous products: Hospira, Inc., a leading provider of clinical information and medication delivery
Infusion safety system
Intravenous products: OneMedPlace.com report “Intravenous (IV) drugs leave a huge margin for human
IV catheterization patent
Intravenous products: News-Medical.net “Acacia Research Corporation announced today that a subsidiary has
Hospira pharmaceutical acquisition
Hospira, Inc., and Orchid Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd., a leading Indian pharmaceuticals company, today announced
Pre-filled catheter lock syringe
Intravenous products: News-Medical.net report “Excelsior Medical Corporation, one of the leading manufacturers
Q-Syte Nexiva recall extended
Intravenous products: BD has voluntarily executed a product recall of certain lots of BD Q-Syte™ Luer Access Devices
StickSafe injection tray
Intravenous products: Dexigner.com report “According to NHS experts, an ingenious new device will not only
Prion and leukocyte filter
Intravenous products: News-Medical.net report “Pall Corporation, a global leader in filtration, separation and purification,
Intra-dermal syringe
Intravenous products: Olberon Medical Innovation, a medical start up company based in Nottingham UK, have
Posiflush pre-filled saline
Intravenous products: BD Saline is changing name to BD PosiFlush. BD PosiFlush is a range of ready to use sterile pre-filled
WHIN® Safe Huber needle launched
Intravenous products: PRnewswire report “B. Braun Medical Inc. (B. Braun) has launched its new safe and easy-to-use WHIN®
Passive safety intravenous catheter
Intravenous products: NewsMedical.net report “MedPro Safety Products, Inc. (OTCBB: MPSP), a leading developer
Innovative intravenous (IV) pump
Intravenous products: nzherald.co.nz report “An innovative intravenous system is set to open up an export flow for medical manufacturers
New owners for VeinViewer
Intravenous products: ocbj.com report “Christie Digital Systems Inc. of Cypress said Wednesday it bought the assets of Luminetx
Safe intravenous (IV) administration
Intravenous products: Medscape.com report “At the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) 44th Midyear Clinical
USB blood glucose meter
Intravenous products: MedGadget.com report “Bayer has recently released the CONTOUR USB blood glucose meter that plugs directly into a
Cannula pack video
Intravenous products: In March 2009, Healthexec TV featured a case study that demonstrated how Vygon (UK) Ltd has worked
Zingo assets sold
Intravenous products: PR-Canada.net report “Anesiva, Inc. announced today that on December 3, 2009, Anesiva entered into an Asset
Safety IV cannula patent issue
Intravenous products: PHARMABIZ.com report “Poly Medicure Ltd., an India-based manufacturer and exporter of safety IV
Power-injectable Apheresis catheter
Intravenous products: PRweb.com report “r4 Vascular, a Minnesota-based medical device company best known for its Pegasus™, Zeus™, and
IV port and Huber needle supplier
Intravenous products: The French company Perouse Medical, known under Laboratoires Perouse for more than 15 years, has decided to enter
IV preparation area
Intravenous products: Derby’s hospitals have been short-listed for the National Patient Safety Award for safeguarding
First IV stick assistance
Intravenous products: Olberon Medical Innovation will be receiving a development grant for it’s ‘Patent Pending’ Cannula
CJD blood filter
Intravenous news: The BBC report “Children under 13 undergoing a blood transfusion should be given specially filtered blood to
Digital pen tracks glucose levels
Intravenous products: Medgadget report “Keeping track of blood glucose levels over time without a computer can be a challenge
Vygon Timestrip top ten listing
Intravenous products: Hot on the heels of its double prize-winning scoop at the UK Packaging Awards, Timestrip has now had a product
VanishPoint infringement verdict
Intravenous products: Retractable Technologies, Inc. (AMEX: RVP), a leading maker of safety needle devices, announced today that a
Emergency IV drip control
Intravenous products: When paramedics rush to the scene of a multi-car pileup or a terror attack, their first task is to assess who needs
Prefillable medical syringe
Medical technology company Becton Dickinson (BD) is preparing to launch trial production runs at a new €100m syringe
PCA pump birthday
Intravenous products: News-Medical.net report “Today Hospira, Inc. (NYSE: HSP) celebrates the 25th anniversary of its market-
Timestrip IV adopted by NHS Trust
Intravenous products (entry updated 29th October 2009): Timestrip Plc is delighted to announce that Walton Centre NHS
Syringe safety label
Intravenous products: News-Medical.net report “iMDsoft®, a global leader in clinical information systems for perioperative, critical,
ChloraPrep Showcase Hospital report
Intravenous products: Showcase Hospitals report number 4 on ChloraPrep® 2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate w/v 70% Isopropyl Alcohol
New IV catheter invented
Intravenous products: TheDartmouth.com report: “A new intravenous catheter insertion system designed by Dartmouth
IV safety UK deal
Intravenous products: ProactiveInvestor.com.au report “Australian-based medical products manufacturer and distributor BMDI TUTA
Accuvein in Greece, Spain and Portugal
Intravenous products: AccuVein LLC today announced a five-year agreement with the Ferrer Group, a leading international
Tegaderm CHG IV securement dressing
IV products: 3M Health Care has announced the launch of its newest infection prevention product in the UK, Tegaderm CHG
NanoMaxx ultrasound system launched
Intravenous products: SonoSite, Inc. specialist in hand-carried ultrasound for the point-of-care, announced
CareFusion IV pump alert
Intravenous products: CareFusion is alerting healthcare professionals about a number of safety problems with several models
Hospira IV pump alert
Hospira, Inc. has issued an alert about a number of the company’s medical devices that have defective AC
IV luer disinfection cap
Intravenous products: Excelsior Medical, one of the leading manufacturers of pre-filled catheter flush syringes and syringe pump
Voice assisted IV documentation
Intravenous products: Informationweek.com report “Butler Memorial Hospital recently completed a pilot project where three IV
Phlebotomy robot
Intravenous products: Mwdgadget.com report “Here is a project from the folks at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at
NxStage System One launched in UK
Intravenous products: Inside-Hospitals.co.uk report “The Lister Hospital in Stevenage, part of East and North
IV site skin disinfection
Intravenous products: IVTEAM are pleased to announce the publication of our third sponsored product page. This
IV pump connectivity
Intravenous products: News-Medical.net report “Arcomed AG, a global provider of IV pumps, and Capsule, the leading provider of
Wireless insulin pump
Intravenous products: MedGadget.com report “Medtronic has released a new insulin pump/continuous glucose monitoring system, called
Insulin pump alert from FDA
Intravenous products: FDA report “In July, Medtronic recalled certain infusion sets which are used with the company’s Mini-Med Paradigm insulin pumps to deliver insulin to diabetic patients. Because of a manufacturing error, the vents on these sets may clog and then fail to equalize the air pressure in the reservoir compartment with the surrounding atmosphere. If this [...]
Safety IV device demand grows
Intravenous products: InfectionControlToday.com report “A new market research report, “U.S. Infection Prevention Products & Services,” from Reportlinker.com projects that the total demand for infection prevention products and services will increase 4.5 percent annually through 2013. Growth will partially reflect the impact of new government legislation and changing health insurance reimbursement policies aimed at reducing the incidence [...]
IV safety catheters
Intravenous products: IVTEAM welcome the publication of our second sponsored product page. This particular page is dedicated to safety IV catheters. You will find product information, a useful cannula insertion video, corporate information and contacts. Click here to visit the product page.
IRadimed MRI IV pump FDA clearance
IRadimed announces 510K Clearance of the New Non Magnetic MRidium MRI IV Pump with Integrated Masimo SET SpO2 Monitoring Intravenous products: The United States Food and Drug Administration has granted IRadimed Corporation clearance of its new MRidium 3860+ MRI Infusion System with integrated Masimo SET SpO2 Monitoring. Transport to the MRI for Sedation, Critical Care, [...]
ChloraPrep® video with David Mitchell
Intravenous products: Enturia, makers of ChloraPrep®, the 2% chlorhexidine gluconate in 70% isopropyl alcohol skin antisepsis system have produced a fun animation (with the voice of David Mitchell) that examines the skin.
Closed needlefree connector
Intravenous products: IVTEAM are pleased to bring you the first of a number of sponsored product pages. This particular page is dedicated to closed needlefree connectors. You will find video of the products and a number of studies related to the devices in question. Click here to visit the product page.
Biopatch CHG update
Intravenous products: FoxBusiness.com report that “Ethicon Inc., a Johnson & Johnson Company, today announced that BIOPATCH((R)) Protective Disk with CHG (chlorhexidine gluconate) will include new design elements and updated packaging to make it easier for surgeons, nurses and other healthcare providers to apply the product correctly around catheters to reduce the risk of catheter-related bloodstream infections [...]
AccuVein vein viewer gains CE mark
Intravenous products: AccuVein LLC, maker of the AV300, the world’s first hand-held, non-contact vein illumination device, announced today that its medical device now carries a CE Mark, enabling the Company to commence European sales of AccuVein’s AV300. “Receiving approval to ship the AV300 to Europe is an important step in bringing this beneficial device to [...]
Antimicrobial needlefree connector
Intravenous products: ICU Medical describe the new antimicrobial needlefree device. On the ICU Medical website they state “The new Antimicrobial CLAVE is the only antimicrobial connector with dedicated internal fluid path technology. The same features that make the CLAVE the least likely to transmit bacteria over any other brand, now has the added feature of an [...]
BD Nexiva closed IV update
Intravenous products: PRNewsWire.co.uk report “BD Medical, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), announced today the UK launch of the latest BD Nexiva(TM) Closed IV Catheter System designed to reduce healthcare workers’ risk of needlestick injuries and minimise exposure to blood. The system includes the BD Q-SyteTM Luer Access Split Septum to help reduce catheter-related [...]
Peripheral IV dwell-time indicator
Intravenous products: Timestrip.com report “Timestrip’s newly-launched Timestrip I.V. product has achieved positive feedback from its recent trials at the Whittington Hospital in London, at the same time as the company has announced the appointment of a UK distributor for the product. Timestrip I.V. is designed to enable quick assessment of how long an intravenous cannula has [...]
Intravenous drug mixing robot
Intravenous products: MedGadget.com report “Intelligent Hospital Systems, a company out of Winnipeg, Canada, has developed a robotic system for precise preparation of syringes and IV bags for busy hospital pharmacies. We discovered the Robotic IV Automation (RIVA) device when we read the announcement of the firm receiving the 21st Century Achievement Award from the Computerworld Honors Program”. [...]
ICU Medical profit growth
Intravenous products: The Wall Street Journal report “ICU Medical Inc.’s (ICUI) second-quarter profit grew by 20% as demand for the company’s disposable medical products was stable despite the economic downturn. The company also raised its full-year earnings, revenue and margins targets, due to improvements in its existing businesses as well as its acquisition of Hospira Inc.’s [...]
MicroEye blood biosensor
Intravenous products: Reported on theengineer.co.uk “Doctors could continuously monitor the characteristics of a critically ill patient’s blood using a new device being developed in the UK. The MicroEye, from Bedfordshire-based Probe Scientific, would fit inside traditional IV catheters inserted into the veins of intensive-care patients. The device incorporates a semi-permeable membrane, which sits in the vein of [...]
TimestripIV distributed by Vygon
Intravenous products: ProcativeInvestors.co.uk report “Timestrip PLC said it appointed Vygon (UK) Ltd as the main distributor for TimestripIV products in the United Kingdom and Ireland. TimestripIV is a technology that enables clinicians and patients to quickly assess how long a cannula has been in place and thus take appropriate action in line with hospital infection control procedures. [...]
FDA insulin pump alert
Intravenous products: The July FDA Patient Safety News Alert describes that “Disetronic Medical Systems is notifying healthcare professionals and patients about a possible defect with the some of the company’s ACCU-CHEK Spirit insulin pumps. The defect can cause the “up” and “down” buttons on these pumps to stop working, either completely or intermittently. These buttons are used to [...]
Novel PICC coating
Intravenous products: News-Medical.net report “A novel coating being used on a new peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) from r4 Vascular mimics the cell layer found on natural tissue surfaces. r4 Vascular designed the catheter to have a biomimetic surface that mimics the natural glycocalyx layer on endothelial tissues. Laboratory tests prove that mimicking the glycocalyx layer [...]
Needlefree injection FDA approval
Intravenous products: MedGadget.com report “The FDA issued approval for Antares Pharma’s (Ewing, New Jersey) needle-free injection device for use with Tev-Tropin brand human growth hormone (hGH) from Teva out of Petach Tikva, Israel. The device will be marketed under the name Tev-Tropin Tjet Injector system”. Teva will market the Antares needle-free device as the Tev-Tropin Tjet [...]
Peripheral IV placement study
Intravenous products: GetTheWordOut.com report “University Hospitals Case Medical Center has been selected by Telesso Technologies Limited, a global healthcare company, as the second site to enroll patients in a head-to-head trial evaluating its FDA-approved guide wire-assisted peripheral IV catheter versus the industry’s gold standard device for peripheral IV placement. A peripheral vein is the most common [...]
IV ultrasound support on iPhone
Intravenous products: The SonoAccess™ application is your direct link to SonoSite. They have designed this medical iPhone® app to give you helpful resources such as videos that demonstrate techniques for specific scanning procedures, quick guides for reimbursement information, and more. At the tap of a finger, a portable, on-demand library of high quality clinical and system [...]
