Infection Control Today - Vascular Access

Cardinal Health and Cook Medical Announce Exclusive Agreement for Customizable Vascular Access Kits

Cardinal Health and Cook Medical today announced a two-year, exclusive agreement for the North American distribution of Cook Medical central venous catheter (CVC) sets with Cardinal Health Presource® customizable procedural kits -- providing clinicians with advanced ...More

2 weeks ago

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Research on IV Disinfection Cap Captures NACHRI Award

New clinical research on SwabCap® was the subject of a prizewinning scientific poster at the 2011 annual conference of the National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI). The orange disinfection cap for needleless IV connectors was also the ...More

October 27, 2011

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Cook Medical's Spectrum Turbo-Ject PICC Debuts at Canadian Vascular Access Association Conference

For the first time, the Cook Medical Spectrum® Turbo-Ject® PICC, a critical component in eliminating potentially fatal catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs), is available in Canada. The product, impregnated with the antibiotics minocycline and rifampin, is being ...More

October 20, 2011

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Healthcare Leaders Convene for 3M IV Global Leadership Summit

As a leader in delivering best-in-class education to clinicians and raising the standards of care to improve patient outcomes, 3M today announced an I.V. Global Leadership Summit taking place May 18-20, 2011. In partnership with BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) and ...More

May 17, 2011

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Excelsior Medical Receives FDA Clearance for SwabFlush

Excelsior Medical Corporation announces that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for SwabFlush™, its latest product for the vascular access and infection control markets. SwabFlush is the only IV catheter flush syringe that provides a disinfection cap for needleless IV ...More

March 7, 2011

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PowerWand from Access Scientific Gains CE Mark

Access Scientific, Inc. announces receipt of a CE Mark for the PowerWand -- a unique power-injectable, extended-dwell catheter. The company plans initial outside-U.S. distribution of the device in Britain, Australia and South Africa. The PowerWand, which is placed using the ...More

February 8, 2011

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CareFusion to Acquire Medegen for $225 Million

Global medical device company CareFusion Corp. today announced an agreement to acquire Medegen, an innovator in clinically differentiated needleless access valves and administration sets that deliver intravenous (IV) medication to patients, for $225 million in cash."Medegen ...More

April 5, 2010

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B. Braun Introduces WHIN® Safe Huber Needle

B. Braun Medical Inc. announces that it has launched its new easy-to-use WHIN® Safe Huber Needle, an implantable port access device that integrates the features of two safety devices in a single Huber Needle and provides clinicians with advanced protection from ...More

January 13, 2010

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CDC Solicits Input on Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a request for public comments on the agency’s draft guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections. Input is due on or before Dec. 3, 2009, and comments may be submitted via ...More

November 4, 2009

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FDA Authorizes Emergency Use of Intravenous Antiviral Peramivir for 2009 H1N1 Influenza for Certain Patients, Settings

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that, in response to a request from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it has issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the investigational antiviral drug peramivir intravenous (IV) in certain ...More

October 26, 2009

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