B. Braun and Venetec Announce Agreements Addressing Needlestick Safety; Best in Class Products Now Sold Together to Enhance Patient and Clinician Safety.Business Editors and Health/Medical Writers B. Braun Medical Inc. and Venetec International today announced agreements to enhance needlestick safety for clinicians and patients in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Canada, by combining best in class safety and securement products. The two-year agreements, effective immediately, call for B. Braun to include Venetec's innovative StatLock(R) IV safety securement device with B. Braun's ULTRASITE(R) needle-free capless valve IV system and for B. Braun to include Venetec's StatLock CV Plus adhesive anchor in B. Braun's central-venous-catheter kits. "The combination of ULTRASITE and StatLock IV will help B. Braun in its mission to deliver innovative and cost effective solutions that enhance both patient and provider safety," said Sheila Kempf, Vice President of Marketing for B. Braun. "This is a natural fit for our corporate wide safety initiative that addresses patient and clinician safety on all fronts -- through products, training, education and professional services." "Venetec and B. Braun Medical are partnering to provide the very best technology for patients and healthcare workers, with safety on both ends of the IV line," said Dr. Steve Bierman, medical director and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Venetec International. "The combination of our two solutions provides double protection for healthcare workers against accidental needlesticks, by teaming two of the industry's top primary-prevention products." Needlesticks and preventable adverse drug events cost the healthcare system billions annually. Primary prevention devices such as ULTRASITE and StatLock IV are the first line of defense against needlestick injury needlestick injury Infection control The unintentional exposure of a health care worker to a needle used in direct Pt management. See Hospital-acquired penetration contacts, Sharps. . Primary prevention reduces or eliminates the need to introduce sharps into the workplace -- significantly lowering healthcare workers' exposure to bloodborne pathogens. ULTRASITE and StatLock IV: Security and Safety Combined B. Braun's ULTRASITE Needle-Free IV System is designed to reduce accidental needlesticks when injecting, aspirating, or infusing fluids and medications. ULTRASITE is a patented positive displacement valve designed to prevent blood from being drawn back into the valve. Venetec's StatLock IV is clinically proven to secure intravenous catheters far more reliably than tape or suture suture /su·ture/ (soo´cher) 1. sutura. 2. a stitch or series of stitches made to secure apposition of the edges of a surgical or traumatic wound. 3. to apply such stitches. 4. . The adhesive anchor protects healthcare workers against needlesticks by reducing the number of premature, unscheduled catheter restarts -- a primary cause of clinician exposure to bloodborne pathogens from hollow-bore IV introducer needles. Catheter restarts also increase hard-dollar costs for healthcare providers -- including the costs of IV catheters, IV start kits, Tegaderm(R) or other occlusive dressings, IV tubing and fluids. Partnering for CVC See CSC. Solutions Under the second agreement, B. Braun's central-venous-catheter systems will include Venetec's StatLock CV Plus adhesive anchor. StatLock CV minimizes catheter-related infections and eradicates dangerous suture-related needlesticks, by eliminating sutures for securement of central venous catheters central venous catheter n. A catheter passed through a peripheral vein and ending in the thoracic vena cava; it is used to measure venous pressure or to infuse concentrated solutions. . B. Braun already incorporates the StatLock CV Plus device with its Accuguide(R) peripherally inserted central catheter A peripherally inserted central catheter- (PICC or PIC line) is a form of intravenous access that can be used for a prolonged period of time, e.g. for long chemotherapy regimens, extended antibiotic therapy or total parenteral nutrition. (PICC PICC Peripherally-inserted central catheter Critical care An IV catheter inserted in the superior vena cava for long-term infusion of bolus or continuous delivery of therapeutics or TPN–drugs, fluids, nutrients, chemotherapy. Cf Catheter. ) and midline mid·line n. A medial line, especially the medial line or plane of the body. midline, n the line equidistant from bilateral features of the head. catheter systems. B. Braun and Venetec are members of the National Alliance for the Primary Prevention of Sharps Injuries (NAPPSI), a nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. dedicated to needlestick safety that includes more than 25 corporate members, hundreds of individual clinicians, and major clinician professional organizations. About B. Braun For more than 160 years, B. Braun has been a leading full line supplier of healthcare products designed to improve both patient and practitioner safety in IV Therapy, Anesthesia, Critical Care, Infusion Systems, IV Drug Delivery Systems, Pain Control, Pharmacy Products and Services, Pre-mixed IV Drugs, Vascular Access vascular access Clinical medicine The ability to enter the vascular system; the ease with which the vascular system can be entered for administering therapy or obtaining blood for testing , and other healthcare areas. Today, with over 28,000 employees worldwide, B. Braun is committed to providing unmatched quality, superior technology, and cost-effective health care solutions while maintaining environmental responsibility. For more information, call 1-800-227-2862 or visit www.bbraunusa.com. B. Braun -- "Working Together for Excellence in Safety.(TM)" About Venetec A world leader in safety securement devices, Venetec International manufactures and markets StatLock, which replaces tape and suture to secure virtually all kinds of catheters and medical tubes. StatLock is a custom-designed, adhesive-backed pad that has an integrated anchor for connecting the pad to a catheter assembly. Venetec International holds an intellectual property portfolio of more than 50 patents and has agreements for StatLock usage with hundreds of healthcare organizations, including Kaiser Permanente, Premier, Inc., and the Veterans Health Administration. StatLock is an integral part of catheter insertion trays made by most major manufacturers and is used in hundreds of individual healthcare facilities, including Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center The Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York City is a cancer treatment and research institution founded in 1884 as the New York Cancer Hospital. The main campus is located at 1275 York Avenue, between 67th and 68th Streets, with other locations in New , Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Both an international and regional referral center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston, Massachusetts is a major teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. It was formed out of the 1996 merger of Beth Israel Hospital (founded in 1916) and , and the Cleveland Clinic. For more information, call (800) 833-3895 or access www.Venetec.com. |
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