Access Scientific Awarded Midline Catheter Agreement With Premier Inc.

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Access Scientific, LLC has been awarded a group purchasing agreement for midline vascular access catheters with Premier Inc. effective December 1, 2017. The new agreement allows Premier members, at their discretion, to take advantage of special pricing and terms pre-negotiated by Premier for Access Scientific’s line of midline catheters.

Access Scientific’s POWERWAND midline is the evidence based, best-in-class product, with over 20,000 catheter-days of published scientific data attesting to the lowest complication rate and highest completion-of-therapy rate of any vascular access device ever studied. The POWERWAND offers a unique approach to reducing hospital-acquired infections.

“The POWERWAND compendium of data speaks to the impact this device can have to help hospitals reduce vascular access related complications,” said Jeff Goble, company CEO. “We look forward to working with Premier members to implement a midline program that will help them reduce central line days and improve clinical outcomes.”

Premier is a leading healthcare improvement company, uniting an alliance of approximately 3,750 U.S. hospitals and 130,000 other providers to transform healthcare. With integrated data and analytics, collaboratives, supply chain solutions, and advisory and other services, Premier enables better care and outcomes at a lower cost.

About Access Scientific, LLC

Access Scientific, LLC, based in San Diego, CA, is an evidence-based, infection prevention company offering innovative vascular access devices designed to reduce the need for and risk of vascular device-related complications, including bloodstream infections. See www.accessscientific.com for full product offering and clinical studies.