DALLAS & SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In the ongoing fight against costly and potentially fatal catheter related bloodstream infections (CRBSI), landmark clinical data presented at the 21 st ...

Catheter valve increased infection rate. OMAHA, June 1 (UPI) ... and the connector valve is the small piece of equipment that connects the catheter to the IV tubing. ...

Bloodstream infection risk rises sharply after 3 days of peripheral IV catheter use, suggesting replacement by day 4 may help prevent serious complications.

CHICAGO, Ill. (April 1, 2008) — A catheter-mounted device that acts like a clothespin to clip together the flaps of a leaky heart valve is not only reducing the abnormal backflow of blood from ...

Blod Control Safety IV Catheters Medilogic/MedSource Labs Unveil Logiflow Exactus and Exactus Shield with Blood Control Safety IV Catheters to the Australian Market This collaboration merges ...

New Valve Provides Transapical Option for Physicians Treating Patients with Aortic Stenosis. MINNEAPOLIS – Medtronic, Inc. today announced CE (Conformité Européenne) Mark of the Engager Transcatheter ...

Placement of peripheral intravenous (IV) catheters is a fundamental skill that all health care professionals should possess. Unfortunately, it can be difficult to obtain IV access in some patients ...

IV catheters can cause pain, irritation, or swelling in the skin and tissue around the insertion point. You may also have bruising if the medical professional inserting the IV catheter misses a vein.

IV catheters can be placed in a hand, arm or leg. During the placement of an IV, a needle is inserted through the skin and into an accessible blood vessel. A plastic tube is then slid over the ...

MedSource Labs Unveils the most intensive remote training tools available to medical professionals, distributors and students. MedSource University Training Modules A New Approach To IV Catheter ...

During infusion therapy, fluid is delivered to the patient by inserting the male luer at the end of an IV administration set into a luer access valve attached to the patient’s catheter.