Navilyst Medical Launches Xcela® PICC with PASV® Valve Technology
The Xcela® PICC with PASV Valve Technology combines PASV® (Pressure Activated Safety Valve) Technology with Xcela® Power Injectable Catheter Technology to create a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) designed to offer a high degree of safety, ease and confidence in patient care.
Effective October 1, 2008, U.S. hospitals are now cost accountable for certain medical errors and preventable medical care complications, including catheter-related bloodstream infections. At an estimated $100,000 per event which includes increased diagnostic/therapeutic costs and length of hospitalization, reducing the rate of hospital-acquired infections has become a top priority for hospital administrators and hospital infection control teams nationwide. PASV Valve Technology design automatically resists backflow, reducing blood reflux that could lead to catheter-related complications.
The new power injectable PICC is also easy to place and simple to maintain. Ease of placement is possible with the broadest array of kit configurations, Exact-LengthTM Measurement System, trimmable catheter tip, enhanced radiopacity and reverse taper extrusion. The PICC's simplified care and maintenance routine features alcohol-resistant material, clampless extension legs, the freedom to choose the institution's preferred needleless connector and minimum weekly saline flush which can limit complications and cost associated with heparin use including heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT).
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