Needle-Free Option for Collecting Blood Adopted

Designed to draw blood from in-dwelling peripheral IV catheters and eliminate the need for multiple needle-sticks, PIVO is being implemented at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center for inpatient blood draws. “UH is rolling out PIVO in 20- and 22-gauge sizes,” which are commonly used for most patients, including some toddlers, Velano Vascular chief executive and co-founder Eric Stone told MD+DI. The company had won 510(k) clearance from FDA for an updated design last year. “As an institution, we continually look for innovative new technologies that improve the delivery and quality of care we provide,” stated UH Cleveland Medical Center President Daniel I. Simon, MD, in a news release. “As caregivers, we strive to serve our patients in the most humane and personal way possible. This new procedure makes it possible for us to do both, eliminating the pain and anxiety associated with blood collection while advancing our own high standards and practices.” When attached to a peripheral IV catheter, another small catheter, situated inside PIVO, advances through the IV catheter into the patient’s vein and draws blood into a syringe or an evacuated tube attached to the other end of PIVO, explained Stone. The process takes between 30 to 120 seconds. After the blood draw, practitioners retract PIVO’s catheter from the vein and disconnect the device from the peripheral IV catheter, which can then return to infusion. “No other technology that we are aware of can ...
Source: MDDI - Category: Medical Devices Authors: Tags: IV Products Source Type: news