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ICU Medical touts dosing errors study

February 15, 2017 By Sarah Faulkner

ICU Medical

ICU Medical (NSDQ:ICUI) said today that a multi-hospital study showed improvements in potentially catastrophic dosing errors and drug library compliance when its Plum infusion pumps and Hospira (NYSE:HSP) MedNet safety software were integrated with the hospitals’ electronic medical records. The rate of potentially catastrophic dosing errors fell by 52% after smart-pump EMR integration, the study found, […]

Filed Under: Featured, Hospital Care, Pharmaceuticals, Research & Development, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Hospira Inc., ICU Medical, Pfizer Inc.

West Pharmaceutical Services introduces new drug delivery safety products

February 2, 2017 By Chris Newmarker

West Pharmaceutical LyoSeal drug delivery safety

West Pharmaceutical Services, an injectable drug administration technology provider, has introduced two new products meant to improve drug delivery safety. The LyoSeal cap is all-plastic and provides instant sealing for lyophilized drug products. West designed the LyoSeal to minimize risks involved with established lyophilization processes while maintaining the necessary sealing requirements. The NovaGuard SA Pro […]

Filed Under: Featured, Hospital Care, Pain Management Tagged With: drug delivery safety, West Pharmaceutical Services

Baxter to pay $18m to settle moldy IV plant case

January 13, 2017 By Brad Perriello

Bax

Baxter (NYSE:BAX) agreed to pay $18 million to settle criminal and civil cases stemming from a North Carolina sterile intravenous solution plant where mold was found in air filters. The agreement includes penalties and forfeitures of some $16 million and another $2.2 million to settle a civil qui tam lawsuit with the U.S. Justice Dept. Whistleblower Christopher Wall, […]

Filed Under: Hospital Care, Legal News Tagged With: Baxter International

FDA warns on MRI risks with infusion pumps

January 12, 2017 By Sarah Faulkner

FDA

The FDA issued a warning today that the strong magnetic fields used in an MRI exam can affect implantable infusion pumps. The federal watchdog has received reports of serious adverse events, including patient death, associated with using an infusion pump in an MR environment. The reports claim that some patients have experienced inaccurate medication dosing […]

Filed Under: Diagnostics, Featured, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Hospital Care, Imaging, Pharmaceuticals

ClearLine wins CE Mark for intravenous line device

December 15, 2016 By Sarah Faulkner

ClearLine wins CE Mark for intravenous line device

ClearLine MD said today that it won CE Mark approval for its ClearLine IV product line that prevents air from being introduced into intravenous lines. During IV infusion, ClearLine’s device detects air in the IV line using ultrasound and then removes the air to allow the fluid to flow continuously. Air embolisms can cause long-term clinical […]

Filed Under: Drug-Device Combinations, Featured, Hospital Care, Regulatory/Compliance, Technology Tagged With: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), ClearLine MD

Study finds medical skin glue can reduce IV drip failure

December 7, 2016 By Sarah Faulkner

Study finds medical glue can reduce IV drip failure

Researchers from the Caboolture Hospital in Queensland, Australia found that medical skin glue can be used to hold hospital intravenous lines in place, significantly reducing the risk of infection, pain, blockage or overall failure. The team’s work was published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine. The Emergency Medicine Foundation of Australia, along with Queensland Health, funded […]

Filed Under: Drug-Device Combinations, Featured, Hospital Care, Pharmaceuticals, Research & Development

Baxter releases infusion pump programming software

December 7, 2016 By Sarah Faulkner

Bax

Baxter (NYSE:BAX) launched its Sigma Spectrum Safety Management System this week at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists meeting. The infusion pump system consists of an analytics software and a suite of remote professional services for cyber-security monitoring. The Deerfield, Ill.-based company said its Sigma Spectrum system was developed to minimize infusion pump programming risks, […]

Filed Under: Featured, Hospital Care, Pharmaceuticals, Technology Tagged With: Baxter International, Omnicell

Researchers show drug, catheter combo speeds up labor delivery

December 5, 2016 By Sarah Faulkner

Using the drug misoprostol in combination with a Foley balloon catheter to induce labor can lead to a speedier delivery, with women delivering several hours earlier than either method alone, according to research from the University of Pennsylvania. The team’s work was published in Obstetrics & Gynecology. Nearly 1 million women who deliver in the U.S. […]

Filed Under: Clinical Trials, Drug-Device Combinations, Featured, Hospital Care, Research & Development, Women's Health Tagged With: University of Pennsylvania

BD’s Pyxis ES drug pump adopts Internet of Things

December 1, 2016 By Sarah Faulkner

Becton Dickinson

Becton Dickinson (NYSE:BDX) said today that it adopted the Windows 10 Internet of Things operating system for its automated drug-dispensing Pyxis ES system. The new operating system features long-term support and improved cybersecurity. The Windows 10 Internet of Things operating system boasts a 10-year support package and active security patches. It also offers new features […]

Filed Under: Drug-Device Combinations, Featured, Hospital Care, mHealth (Mobile Health), Pharmaceuticals, Technology Tagged With: Becton Dickinson

Ivenix CEO Randle looks to reboot the infusion pump

November 22, 2016 By Sarah Faulkner

Ivenix pulls down $10m tranche in $50m round

Ivenix CEO Stuart Randle began his foray into drug pump delivery systems at Baxter in 1988, when he led the company’s effort to develop the 1st needle-free IV system. More than 20 years later, when he was approached about the corner office at Ivenix, Randle revisited the infusion pump industry and saw that the technology had not kept up […]

Filed Under: Drug-Device Combinations, Featured, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Hospital Care, Research & Development Tagged With: Baxter International, Becton Dickinson, CareFusion, Hospira Inc., Ivenix

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