BOSTON-- (BUSINESS WIRE)--May 12, 2004--StatLock catheter securement devices significantly improved patient safety and nursing productivity at a large Veteran's Administration hospital system.

The device must be removed and replaced every week, and the dressing changed. In addition to StatLock’s health benefits, Dr. Schears found lower costs associated with maintenance and complications.

The paper is a PICC securement study that compared one full year of Statlock use (1,111 patients) to one full year of SecurAcath Subcutaneous ESD (engineered stabilization device) use (1,139 ...

Interrad Medical has received Food and Drug Administration approval for its SecurAcath Universal Subcutaneous Catheter Securement System. The device holds indwelling catheters in place. Rather ...