Press Releases
SwabCap Is Focus of NACHRI
Pediatric Conference Award
Studies on IV Disinfection Cap Also Reported at AVA Meeting
October 27, 2011
SwabCap to be Focus of Four Presentations
at AVA Conference
New SwabPack Product Also to be Launched
September 26, 2011
SwabCap Improves Compliance with
Catheter Infection Control, Study Says
Disinfection Cap Allowed for 79 Percent Reduction in Catheter Bloodstream Infections
August 15, 2011
SwabCap Featured in
Three Presentations at APIC Conference
SwabCap® was part of a successful effort to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) at University of Mississippi Health Care, a new study shows.
July 21, 2011
Excelsior Medical Receives FDA Clearance for SwabFlush
Excelsior Medical Corporation announced today that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for SwabFlushTM, its latest product for the vascular access and infection control markets.
March 7, 2011
National Patient Safety Week – March 6 – 12
Excelsior Medical supports the National Patient Safety Foundation in their efforts.
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Cathcare Newsletter
The upcoming annual meeting of the Association for Vascular Access (AVA) will feature two scientific posters and one oral presentation on SwabCap. All of the presentations detail the results of improved disinfection at the presenters' facilities. read more
Promising research on the effectiveness of a disinfection cap, improving disinfection of needleless connectors for minimizing contamination, will be presented this month at the 2011 annual meeting of the Infusion Nurses Society (INS). read more
This month: see how one of the leading health systems in the U.S. is using SwabCap™ in its efforts to standardize their disinfection of needleless connectors. read more
Find out how SwapCap can help you comply with new Joint Commission requirements. read more
Company Statements
Excelsior Medical Corporation, a leading manufacturer of pre-filled catheter flush syringes and syringe pump systems, and manufacturer of SwabCap®, a needleless connector cap that effectively disinfects and protects needleless connectors between accesses, denies all allegations of patent infringement made by Ivera Medical Corporation in its filing on May 20, 2011 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Excelsior also has counter-sued for non-infringement and for a declaration that Ivera’s patent is invalid.
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Articles
Vascular access - Needleless connector know-how
By Nancy L. Moureau, BSN, RN, CRNI, CPUI, and
Robert B. Dawson, MSA, BSN, RN, CRNI, CPUI
“Winning the war on CLABSI’s: The Role of Education and Technology”
by Nancy Moureau, RN, CRNI
Keeping needleless connectors clean
By Nancy L. Moureau, BSN, RN, CRNI, CPUI,
Robert B. Dawson, BSN, RN, MSA, CRNI, CPUI
Part 1 | Part 2
Healthcare Purchasing News - New Products
Advance for Nurses - Disinfection Cap Helps Clinicians Comply With Protocol
post-gazette.com - Hospital infections hard to gauge
Videos
New Webinar: Cap the Connector, Save the Patient: Clinical Results from Multi-Site Study on Reducing CLABSI's with Novel Disinfection Technology
Speaker:
Gregory Schears, M.D.
Infographic Helps Educate Clinicians on Use of New IV Disinfection Cap Description: A scientific poster from PICC Excellence that teaches clinicians how to better disinfect IV catheter connectors was featured at the recent APIC conference. The poster explains use of a device called a disinfection cap, which may allow a reduction in central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs).
Nancy L. Moureau, RN, BSN, CRNI, CPUI, VA-BC , founder and CEO of PICC Excellence, represented the poster at the annual meeting of APIC, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC).
A disinfection cap is used to supplement manual disinfection of IV connectors. Several studies show that the manual method, which is widely used and involves scrubbing connectors with 70% isopropyl alcohol (IPA), is subject to variation and noncompliance. The cap ensures thorough disinfection.
SwabCap Solves Challenge of Disinfection IV Connectors
Description: Jayne Lee, BSN, MPH, CIC explains how implementing SwabCap at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital (Pinehurst, N.C.) solved the problem of nurses’ not complying with the hospital's IV needleless connector disinfection policy. Inadequate disinfection increases the risk of catheter-related bloodstream infections. The hospital's nurses can choose between using SwabCap and swabbing the connectors – and 87% choose SwabCap.
Study Shows SwabCap Passively Disinfects IV Connectors
Description: Robert B. Dawson, MSA, CRNI describes a study showing that SwabCap achieved passive disinfection of IV needleless connectors after five minutes of attachment. The conectors were disinfected with requiring drying time for the alcohol disinfectant. Dawson, who presented the research at the 2010 Association for Vascular Access annual meeting, says the results indicate that SwabCap can help reduce catheter-related bloodstream infections.
Preventing CRBSI'S from Intraluminal Contamination: Complying with New Guidelines from the Joint Commission and SHEA Compendium
AVA 2009 Symposia
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