Angiodynamics Inc. has filed a lawsuit against C.R. Bard Inc., claiming the Murray Hill, N.J.-based company has violated antitrust laws with its catheter tip locators. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S ...
New Catheter Placement Technologies Fuel Bedside Nurse PICC Placement Procedures "Teleflex and C.R. Bard now have new FDA approved tip-location systems that are indicated to eliminate the need for ...
AngioDynamics is suing Bard for allegedly violating federal antitrust laws by tying the sale of its tip confirmation system to its own line of PICCs. Amanda Pedersen AngioDynamics is none too pleased ...
PICC lines should be removed quickly when they are no longer needed and should only be used when peripheral heplocks aren’t practical given the clinical scenario.” — Greg Vigna, MD, JD SANTA BARBARA , ...
A peripherally-inserted central catheter (PICC) line, is a long, soft, flexible tube inserted into a vein in the upper arm. Doctors use it to administer intravenous (IV) drugs, for instance, in ...
Patients who require hemodialysis (HD) are commonly exposed to peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) both before and after initiation of dialysis, and are subsequently much less likely to ...
ANGO has enrolled its first patient under the "PICC Related Obstruction of Flow" (:PROOF) randomized multi-center study at University of Miami Hospital. The study intends to enroll 354 patients at a ...
The use of PICC lines in preterm infants increases the risk for systemic bacterial infections. The overall incidence of Catheter Related Bloodstream Infection (CRBSI) after PICC line removal is not ...