Premier and SIMS Deltec, Inc. Sign Contract.ARDEN HILLS, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 1, 1999--Premier Purchasing Partners and SIMS Deltec, Inc. have signed a dual-source, five-year agreement for PORT-A-CATH(R) implantable access devices and PORT-A-CATH(R) needles effective March 1, 1999. The "PORT-A-CATH(R) brand is well recognized in the 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 market and we are excited that Premier acknowledges our working relationship over the past two years," says Rod Kellogg, vice president and general manager, SIMS Deltec, Inc. "We believe Deltec's products and reputation in the drug delivery industry will compliment Premier's goal of improving the health care of the communities they serve." Deltec manufactures and markets, domestically and internationally, the following drug delivery systems: PORT-A-CATH(R) implantable access systems for venous, arterial, peritoneal peritoneal /peri·to·ne·al/ (per?i-to-ne´al) pertaining to the peritoneum. peritoneal pertaining to the peritoneum. and epidural epidural /epi·du·ral/ (-dur´il) situated upon or outside the dura mater. ep·i·du·ral adj. Located on or over the dura mater. n. access; P.A.S. PORT(R) implantable peripheral access systems; CliniCath(R) peripherally inserted catheters; VENTRA(R) percutaneous catheters, PORT-A-CATH(R) and GRIPPER(R) access needles; CADD (Computer-Aided Design and Drafting) CAD systems with additional features for drafting, such as dimensioning and text entry. CADD - Computer Aided Detector Design: a project to develop standards and methods to allow cooperation between HEP ambulatory infusion pumps for chemotherapy, antibiotic therapy, nutritional therapy and pain management; the Deltec(R) 3000 Large Volume Infusion Pump; and the Deltec(R) MS16A Electronic Syringe electronic syringe Therapeutics An electronically controlled device used to administer therapeutics–eg analgesics, antimicrobials, chemotherapy. See Infusion device, Minibag. Cf Central venous catheter. Driver. Deltec, headquartered in St. Paul St. Paul as a missionary he fearlessly confronts the “perils of waters, of robbers, in the city, in the wilderness.” [N.T.: II Cor. 11:26] See : Bravery , Minn., is part of Smiths Industries Medical Systems, London. Premier is the nation's largest strategic alliance of leading hospitals and healthcare systems across the country, representing 220 owners and the 800 hospitals and healthcare facilities they operate, and approximately 900 other affiliated hospital and healthcare organizations. Premier maintains major offices, in Charlotte, N.C, Chicago and San Diego. For additional information regarding SIMS Deltec, Inc. visit Deltec's web site at www.deltec.com |
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