CARLSBAD, Calif., May 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Smiths Medical, manufacturer of innovative medical solutions, co-sponsored this year’s INCC/Gardner Foundation Reception at the Infusion Nurses Society’s Annual Meeting and Industrial Exhibition in Reno, Nevada. The Foundation Reception recognized the achievements of infusion nurses who have demonstrated extraordinary service to the field of infusion therapy and announced this year’s recipients of the Foundation’s scholarship awards. “Smiths Medical’s continued commitment to improving and enhancing the quality of infusion care extends beyond manufacturing and delivering leading-edge technologies. We strongly believe in fostering infusion nurses’ education as part of our efforts to promote better patient outcomes,” said Tom Sutton, Smiths Medical’s Director of Global Marketing for Safety Access, as he addressed the event’s attendees.
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As a corporate sponsor, Smiths Medical proudly participated in the Annual Meeting’s Industrial Exhibition. The company’s booth displayed products from their extensive Safety Access and Infusion Systems portfolios. The Medfusion(TM) 3500 Syringe Pump with PharmGuard(R) Medication Safety Software -- one of the most recent innovations in Smiths Medical’s infusion technology -- features software designed to enhance patient safety by allowing simultaneous programming of hard and soft limits for dose, weight, time, and all modes of delivery. From their medication delivery product portfolio, Smiths Medical displayed their flexible CADD-Prizm(R) VIP pump for multiple therapies including continuous, intermittent, TPN or PCA deliveries; as well as the newest addition to their infusion pump product offering -- the CADD-MS(TM) 3 pump for micro infusion deliveries. In addition, the popular GRIPPER PLUS(R) Safety Huber Needles were shown highlighting their recent innovation of a needleless access connector for safe and easy needle-free access. Visitors to the Smiths Medical booth could also experience the ease with which they could locate their veins and arteries with the Piccolo(TM) Ultrasound System, designed to magnify and enhance vessel visualization for reliable, accurate needle placement.
This event marked the launch of Smiths Medical’s newest addition to their Safety Access portfolio. The ADVANTIV(R) Safety I.V. Catheter combines the preferred safety of an encased needle tip and ease of use of a passive design. “Offering a full 360 degrees of encased needle tip protection, ADVANTIV(R) Safety IV Catheter requires no additional steps to activate its passive safety tip protector, is easy-to-use, and accommodates a wide range of user techniques. Clinicians find ADVANTIV(R) Safety IV Catheters to have the feel of a conventional catheter, with the added advantage of a passively activated safety system,” stated Sutton. “Backed by decades of experience developing leading-edge catheter technology, we offer a passive safety catheter we believe surpasses others currently available. We use an intuitive design that delivers a reassuring and confident feeling of safety with world class quality and performance.”
About Infusion Nurses Society
The Infusion Nurses Society, located in Norwood, MA, is a national nonprofit organization founded in 1973. Membership is open to all healthcare professionals from all practice settings who are involved in or interested in the specialty practice of infusion therapy. INS is dedicated to advancing the delivery of quality therapy to patients, enhancing the specialty through stringent standards of practice and professional ethics, and promoting research and education in the infusion nursing practice.
The Gardner Foundation was established to provide scholarships for INS members wishing to pursue careers in infusion therapy and to promote infusion nursing research and educational programs.
About Smiths Medical
Smiths Medical is a clinically-focused global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of medical devices used for a variety of therapeutic, diagnostic, and surgical procedures. The company’s portfolio includes airway management, pain management, temperature management systems, infusion systems, implantable access systems, safety I.V. catheters, critical care monitoring, and insulin delivery systems. This product range offers customers clinical and economical advantages backed by experience, innovation, and value-added services, including extensive product training and support. For more information, please visit http://www.smiths-medical.com.
Media Contact Eileen Lane Vice President of Global Marketing 2231 Rutherford Road Carlsbad, CA 92008 USA Phone +1 (760) 602-4408 Email Eileen.Lane@smiths-medical.com
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