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MedAssets Supply Chain Systems Awards Contract to Inviro Medical Devices
Inviro’s Patented Safety Syringe Technology Ranks High at MedAssets’ Technology and Innovation Forum
ATLANTA – February 22, 2007 – MedAssets Supply Chain Systems and Inviro Medical Devices (www.inviromedical.com)
have entered into an agreement that provides MedAssets customers access
to Inviro’s extensive portfolio of safety hypodermic needle and syringe
products.
MedAssets Supply Chain Systems selected Inviro
Medical through an assessment conducted at its Technology and
Innovation Forum in September 2006. This annual event is a forum that
showcases companies of all sizes with new and unique technology. These
companies are reviewed and ranked by the MedAssets Supply Chain Systems
customer advisory committees. Based on the committee ranking MedAssets
writes GPO agreements with select manufacturers. John Kautzer, Director
of Distribution stated, “The recently completed agreement with Inviro
Medical brings a unique safety technology to our mutual
customers. It also helps broaden the overall safety portfolio
that MedAssets offers.” This new agreement starts March 1, 2007.
“We
are pleased to enter into this supplier partnership with the MedAssets
team,” says Jim Charlesworth, SVP of sales for Inviro Medical Devices.
“The clinical response to our line of safety products during the
MedAssets Supply Chain Systems Technology and Innovation Forum was
extremely positive, and mirrors what we’ve seen across the country.
There is a definitive need for Inviro’s unique, patented safety syringe
technology.”
Inviro Medical Devices engineers and markets safe medication delivery systems, including the patented InviroSNAP!®
Safety Syringe. After years of research to develop its patents and
refine its product designs, the company is addressing the growing $1.6
billion safety syringe market and introducing its breakthrough
infection control technology in North America.
The
company’s flagship product, the innovative SNAP! Safety Syringe is a
manually retractable safety syringe that provides distinct protection
and performance advantages.
- While most safety
syringes are retro-fitted using add-on pieces, this device is uniquely
engineered with the safety feature integral to the design.
- It looks and functions like a traditional syringe and is easy to use.
- After
using standard technique to administer a medication dose, the clinician
pulls the plunger back, causing the needle to retract inside the
barrel. The plunger is then snapped off, permanently disabling the
device.
- The InviroSNAP! Safety Syringe is available in fixed
needle and exchangeable needle configurations, both featuring the same
“Push, Pull, SNAP!” safety system.
The InviroSNAP! Exchangeable combinations
consists of Luer Lock Safety Syringes, the InviroLINK>> Vial
Access Plastic Cannula and Exchangeable Needles in a range of sizes.
The InviroLINK Vial Access Plastic Cannula is a safe alternative for
vial access, replacing steel needles and providing versatility in
syringe filling from single and multiple vials, and for reconstitution.
The InviroSNAP! Exchangeable System is compatible with split septum and
needlefree connector IV injection sites.
The InviroSTRIPE
Luer Lock syringe is the only syringe on the market with an integral
‘write-on’ stripe, allowing critical information to be recorded
directly onto the syringe barrel. The ‘write-on’ STRIPE, which may also
be used for consistent, accurate placement of pre-printed medication
labels, assists in addressing The Joint Commission labeling
requirements. Additionally, the white stripe enhances the visibility of
the gradations.
“We are delighted to enter this agreement
with MedAssets Supply Chain Systems,” says Gareth Clarke, chief
executive officer of Inviro Medical Devices. “Their decision to make
Inviro’s unique safety technology available to their customers
represents a significant endorsement of the company and its range of
products. We look forward to working with MedAssets to help enhance
both employee and patient safety at their customers’ facilities.”
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About MedAssets
MedAssets
partners with healthcare providers to improve operating margins and
cash flow while supporting quality of care goals. MedAssets implements
integrated solutions to address the greatest opportunities for
financial and process improvement and drives performance in revenue
cycle, supply chain and clinical service line management. MedAssets is
a business partner to more than 2,400 hospitals and 25,000 non-acute
care healthcare providers. For more information, go to www.medassets.com.
About Inviro Medical Devices
Founded
in 1988, Inviro Medical Devices engineers and markets safe medication
delivery systems, including the patented InviroSNAP! Safety Syringe.
After years of research to develop its patents and refine its product
designs, the company is addressing the growing $1.6 billion safety
syringe market and introducing its breakthrough infection control
technology in North America. Headquartered in Atlanta, Inviro Medical
Devices is becoming a leading industry champion in the quest to
increase infection control awareness and to protect healthcare workers,
patients and the environment with innovative medical devices. For more
information, visit www.inviromedical.com.