Infection Control Company Inviro Medical Devices to Showcase InviroSNAP!® with InviroSTRIPE® at 2007 American Society of Anesthesiologists Meeting
Exclusive InviroSTRIPE Feature Revolutionizes Syringe Labeling and Helps Reduce the Risk of Medication Errors
ATLANTA - October 9, 2007 - Infection control company Inviro Medical Devices (www.inviromedical.com), this week announced that it will showcase its portfolio of safety and standard luer lock syringes with InviroSTRIPE® at the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) annual meeting held in San Francisco from October 13 to 17. This will be the second time that Inviro Medical has attended the ASA annual meeting. The company will discuss its revolutionary safety syringe, featuring an integral write-on stripe that allows annotation of critical information directly onto the syringe barrel, helping to reduce the risk of medication errors.
"Patient and anesthesiologist safety, and concerns over medication errors due to mislabeling are two topics that have a significant impact on the attendees of this meeting," says Gareth Clarke, chief executive officer of Inviro Medical Devices. "We are excited to return to the ASA meeting this year to discuss how our new InviroSNAP!® with InviroSTRIPE® helps address both these important topics – patient safety as it relates to medication labeling and infection control for healthcare workers."
The standard Inviro Luer Lock Syringe with write-on stripe, one of a line of infection control products from Inviro Medical Devices, is especially applicable to the work of anesthesiologists, since together with InviroLINK>> EZ Wing it enables safer vial access of medication and the accurate delivery of medication into split septum or needle free connector IV injection systems. The InviroSTRIPE feature was designed to help end users comply with the Joint Commission's 2007 and 2008 medication labeling requirements, which were created in response to the high number of medication errors in the healthcare industry.
The innovative InviroSTRIPE write-on stripe enables clear annotation of critical patient safety information, as per facility protocol, and provides a consistent location point for placement of pre-printed labels. Further aiding accuracy of administration, InviroSTRIPE also enhances visibility of gradations, enabling healthcare professionals to view the dosage amount more clearly, which may help to avoid medication errors.
The ASA recently celebrated its 100th anniversary as an educational, research and scientific association of physicians organized to raise and maintain the standards of the medical practice of anesthesiology and improve the care of the patient. The annual ASA meeting brings anesthesiologists from around the nation together for specialized training workshops, industry discussions and educational seminars. Healthcare and medical suppliers attend the ASA event to showcase cutting-edge products that help with infection control, reduce medication errors, and enable anesthetists to perform their jobs more efficiently.
For more information on the ASA annual meeting, please visit www.asahq.org.
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About Inviro Medical Devices
Founded in 1988, Inviro Medical Devices engineers and markets safe medication delivery systems, including the patented InviroSNAP!® Safety Syringe with InviroSTRIPE®, an integral write-on stripe that allows critical information to be recorded directly onto the syringe barrel. 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.