Smiths Medical Launches New Medication Safety Software.FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. clearance received for CADD-Sentry Pro[TM] Medication Safety Software 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. -- SMITHS Medical, part of the global technology business Smiths Group, today announces it has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for new medication safety software that makes programming pain management infusion pumps infusion pump A device designed to deliver drugs and/or 'biologicals', at low doses and at a constant or controllable rate; ↑ rates of delivery in such devices may be associated with local hemolysis, compromising the potential benefits of a calibrated delivery simpler and safer. Infusion pumps allow doctors to control precisely the amount of medication given to patients. The CADD-Sentry Pro([TM]) Medication Safety Software reduces the risk of errors by enabling medical professionals to enter standardized pain therapy protocols onto a secure database on the hospital computer network and then download them into a pump. Previously clinicians have had to program each pump individually. Srini Seshadri, Group Managing Director of Smiths Medical, said: "The new CADD-Sentry Pro([TM]) Medication Safety Software demonstrates our continued commitment to developing safe infusion systems for hospitals. "When used with the CADD-Prizm([R]) PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. II ambulatory infusion pump, the CADD-Sentry Pro([TM]) software will significantly improve patient safety and clinician clinician /cli·ni·cian/ (kli-nish´in) an expert clinical physician and teacher. cli·ni·cian n. confidence." The software has two applications: the Administrator software which enters, manages and stores therapy protocols in a secure database on the hospital computer network and the Point of Care software which accesses and downloads the protocols into a CADD-Prizm([R]) PCS II ambulatory infusion pump. The Point of Care software incorporates additional safety features, including bar code verification to ensure the patient receives the right medication and another verification feature that ensures a second nurse reviews the pump program before starting an infusion. Smiths Group Smiths is a global technology company, listed on the London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange London marketplace for securities. It was formed in 1773 by a group of stockbrokers who had been doing business informally in local coffeehouses. . Smiths Group is a world leader in the practical application of advanced technologies. Its products and services make the world safer, healthier and more productive. Smiths Group has four divisions: Aerospace, Detection, Medical and Specialty Engineering In systems engineering, Specialty Engineering includes the engineering domains that are not typical of the main engineering effort. Hardware engineering, software engineering, and human factors engineering may be used as major elements in a majority of systems engineering efforts . It employs 32,000 people and has over 250 major facilities in 50 countries. On 15 January 2007 Smiths Group announced the sale of Smiths Aerospace to General Electric Company (GE), which remains subject to regulatory and shareholder approvals. For more information visit www.smiths.com Smiths Medical Smiths Medical is a supplier of specialist medical devices to global markets. Smiths Medical comprises three product groupings: Safety Devices, Critical Care and Medication Delivery & Patient Monitoring (MDPM MDPM Mechanically Deboned Poultry Meat MDPM Mutual Defense Pact Militia (formed by Rick Stanley) MDPM Multi-Dimensional Phase Modulation MDPM Multi-level Distributed Process Modeling MDPM Mouvement pour la Défense des Pensionnés des Mines ). Smiths Medical customers include hospitals and other healthcare providers worldwide. Smiths Medical employs nearly 7,500 people. For further information visit www.smiths-medical.com |
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