StatLock PICC Plus Added To Arrow Catheter Trays.Business Editors and Health/Medical Writers SAN DIEGO--(BW HealthWire)--Aug. 1, 2000 The new StatLock 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. Plus catheter securement device will be featured in catheter kits from Arrow International, under terms of an agreement announced by StatLock-maker Venetec International. StatLock PICC Plus enhances patient safety and comfort while also protecting healthcare workers against accidental needlesticks from premature catheter restarts and suture needles. "Arrow International is among the first to offer its customers the added benefits of StatLock PICC Plus," said Steve Bierman, M.D., the 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. and medical director of Venetec International. "We are pleased to partner with Arrow to increase the number of patients and healthcare workers who benefit from this newly improved securement device." Commenting on StatLock's ease-of-use, Patty Johnson, Manager of Clinical Initiatives for Arrow International, said, "We anticipate that PICC Plus will make procedures associated with PICC dressing changes and StatLock replacement simpler and faster." StatLock PICC Plus secures virtually every kind of winged catheter winged catheter n. A soft rubber catheter with small flaps at each side of the end that serve to retain it in the bladder. on the market, including 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. (CVCs), peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs), and midlines. The device's sophisticated design is more intuitive for the end-user, allowing even easier securement and removal. Catheters can be released from the PICC Plus anchoring pad without the need for an instrument such as a hemostat hemostat /he·mo·stat/ (he´mo-stat) 1. a small surgical clamp for constricting blood vessels. 2. an antihemorrhagic agent. he·mo·stat n. 1. , simply by lifting up the transparent StatLock "gull wings" and raising the catheter from the posts. StatLock PICC Plus works with both sliding and fixed catheter posts. StatLock PICC Plus protects healthcare workers against medical sharps injuries by completely eliminating the need to suture such catheters into place. Recent studies have proven that StatLock eliminates 100 percent of suture needlesticks in the catheter securement arena. Eliminating the suture needle eliminates the needlestick danger. Clinical studies have shown that StatLock products reduce unscheduled catheter restarts by up to 71 percent. Again, no restart needle means no needlestick risk. Catheter securement devices have been classified as "engineered sharps injury protection" and "needleless systems" by the states of California, Texas, New York Texas is a hamlet in Oswego County, New York, USA, near the southeastern corner of Lake Ontario. It is officially part of the town of Mexico. Geography Texas lies on Little Salmon Creek, about one-half mile above the mouth of that stream on Lake Ontario, on an east-west and others. "Many states as well as the federal government now require stricter engineering controls that reduce medical sharps injuries," Bierman pointed out. "Catheter securement devices like StatLock fit that bill." Arrow International, headquartered in Reading, Pennsylvania, is one of the world's leading suppliers of central 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 catheterization catheterization Threading of a flexible tube (catheter) through a channel in the body to inject drugs or a contrast medium, measure and record flow and pressures, inspect structures, take samples, diagnose disorders, or clear blockages. products. The company has been using StatLock products for several years. For more information call 800-233-3187, or access www.ArrowIntl.com. StatLock replaces tape and suture for securing virtually all kinds of medical tubes and catheters in hospitals, skilled nursing facilities and home-care settings, while protecting healthcare workers and lowering the cost of patient care. Venetec International 's StatLock designs are used in hundreds of 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 , Cleveland Clinic, and 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 . StatLock is included in catheter insertion trays made by most major manufacturers, including BD (Becton, Dickinson), Arrow International, B. Braun, C.R. Bard and Cook Inc. For more information call (800) 833-3895, or access www.StatLock.com. |
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