July 30, 2010 — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requiring 9 companies that make positive-displacement needleless connectors for intravenous (IV) therapy to assess whether these devices ...

Researchers sought to find the best method for vascular catheter connector valve disinfection and found a five-second scrub with 70 percent isopropyl alcohol may be best, according to a study ...

The pieces are finally coming together for vascular device startup Catheter Connections. CEO Vicki Farrar said the four-year-old company has secured new patents this summer, hired a new vice president ...

Researchers sought to find the best method for vascular catheter connector valve disinfection and found a five-second scrub with 70 percent isopropyl alcohol may be best, according to a study ...

ICU Medical is pulling its CLC2000 after 16 years on the U.S. market--courtesy of ICU Medical ICU Medical ($ICUI) is pulling its CLC2000 Positive Displacement Needle ...

One hospital has achieved a 68 percent decrease in the overall number of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) over a 12-month period. A two-year study compared the use of ...

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has classified its safety alert about the proper connection of sutureless ...

OMAHA, June 1 (UPI) -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center reports possible bloodstream infections can result from intravascular catheter connector valves without needles. Vascular catheters are ...

The introduction to the report serves as a gateway into the comprehensive world of the epidural catheter connector market. As industries continue to evolve and adapt to changing consumer demands and ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has determined problems with a Medtronic catheter used in many of the company’s implantable drug pumps should be considered a class 1 recall — the most serious ...

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Clinicians from three U.S. hospitals today reported significant progress in the fight against deadly IV catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI). Data ...

A suprapubic catheter is a type of urinary catheter. It empties the bladder through an incision in the belly instead of a tube in the urethra. A catheter usually includes a flexible tube that drains ...