Wireless MRI infusion pump

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a wireless version of the Madrad Inc. Continuum infusion pump, used for medication delivery during an MRI.

The original Continuum system was introduced in 2002 and allows patients to remain connected to their intravenous medications while undergoing scans, instead of waiting until they were stable enough to remove the IVs or otherwise staying connected to pumps by as much as 30 feet of connection tubing.

The Continuum MR Infusion System now offers a wireless remote option to give patient care workers the ability to control infusion from inside or outside the scan room.

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