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New Version of the Microbiologically and Mechanically Closed Needlefree Automated System to Make Its European Debut at the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) 18th Congress in Paris March 13-15 2013 SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., March 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ICU Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: ICUI) today announced the European launch of a new version of Diana Hazardous Drug Compounding System at the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) 18th Congress in Paris, France...
Newly released Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX) market data for 2012 shows ICU Medical connectors incorporating its foundational split septum and internal blunt cannula technology outsell the next leading technology by more than 2:1 SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ICU Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ICUI) today announced that its family of needlefree intravenous (IV) connectors was chosen by U.S. healthcare providers more than twice as often as any other connector...
Major East Coast hospital reported a 74% reduction in the use of Cathflo when using Neutron, suggesting incorporating this breakthrough technology into clinical practice may help alleviate Cathflo supply pressures in the wake of backorders SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In the wake of recently announced shortages in the availability of Cathflo(®) Activase(®), commonly used to restore patency in occluded catheters(1), ICU Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: ICUI)...
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., Jan. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ICU Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: ICUI) today announced it will voluntarily discontinue U.S. distribution of the CLC2000® Positive Displacement Needlefree Connector effective April 30, 2013 due to FDA concerns over the safety of positive displacement needlefree connectors and sharply decreasing U.S. sales volumes caused by customers switching to the company's newer, clinically superior needlefree connector technologies. The CLC2000 will...
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., Jan.17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ICU Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: ICUI) today announced it will launch the CardioFlo hemodynamic monitoring sensor system at the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Critical Care Congress in San Juan, Puerto Rico, January 19-23, 2013. CardioFlo is a minimally invasive hemodynamic monitoring sensor system that, when used with an existing arterial catheter and connected to an Edwards Lifesciences Vigileo(®) monitor, provides accurate...
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., Nov. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ICU Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: ICUI) today announced the U.S. launch of the Diana Hazardous Drug Compounding System at the American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP) Midyear Meeting and Exposition in Las Vegas December 2-6, 2012. The Diana system is the world's first user-controlled automated sterile compounding system for the accurate, safe, and efficient preparation of hazardous drugs, and has been in clinical use in Europe...
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A recent high-profile incident involving drug contamination and patient deaths associated with a compounding pharmacy underscores the safety challenges associated with current drug compounding processes throughout the country. Fortunately, there is a system available today that may help ensure the sterility of drugs during the drug compounding process. The Diana(TM) Hazardous Drug Compounding System, manufactured by ICU Medical,...
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ICU Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq:ICUI) today announced the introduction of the NanoClave low-profile neutral displacement needlefree connector, designed to keep neonatal and pediatric patients safe by minimizing flush volumes while providing a safe and effective microbial barrier. NanoClave will be debuted at the Association for Vascular Access (AVA) Annual Scientific Meeting in San Antonio, TX on October 16, 2012, the National...
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., Sept. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ICU Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq:ICUI) today announced they will be hosting a presentation by Seth Eisenberg, RN, OCN(®), titled "Nurse Safety with Hazardous Drugs: Where Do You Stand?" to educate nurses about the dangers of exposure to hazardous drugs and examine methods for exposure prevention. This presentation to attendees of the International Conference on Cancer Nursing (ICCN) will be held at the Hilton Prague Hotel, Prague, CZ,...
