ICU Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: ICUI) announced it is launching the Neutron™ needlefree catheter patency device with constant neutral pressure today at the Association for Vascular Access Annual Scientific Meeting in San Jose, CA. Neutron is the world's first and only device with FDA 510k clearance to claim the ability to prevent fluid displacement during an IV bag run-dry, infusion pump stop, or patient vascular pressure changes caused by coughing, sneezing or movement — all of which have been associated with loss of catheter patency. Results of early clinical use and pre-launch testing of the Neutron device have been so favorable, that ICU Medical is offering its customers a $100,000 Performance Guarantee. If a health care facility does not experience a reduction in catheter occlusion rates in the first three months after converting all of its central IV lines to the Neutron, ICU Medical will pay that facility $100,000.
