The clinician-driven design of the precision
system is the foundation of ICU Medical's long-term IV systems
product road map that seeks to blend ease of use with proven
medication delivery and safety
SAN
CLEMENTE, Calif. , Aug. 29,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ICU Medical Inc., a worldwide
leader in the development, manufacture and sale of innovative
medical devices, today announced that the company has received
510(k) regulatory clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) for the Plum Duo infusion pump with LifeShield
infusion safety software. The Plum Duo pump and LifeShield software
will be available to customers in the U.S. in early
2024.
The Plum Duo pump is the newest addition to ICU Medical's
portfolio of infusion devices and builds on the precise delivery of
the unique cassette technology in the Best in KLAS award-winning
Plum 360™. It features a large color touch screen with a highly
intuitive user interface and two channels capable of delivering up
to four compatible IV medications.
LifeShield infusion safety software is a unified cloud-based
software suite that provides advanced new tools for comprehensive
drug library management. It fosters collaboration by enhancing
clinicians' ability to access, process and quickly share
information across an entire enterprise or health system.
"Receiving FDA clearance for the Plum Duo pump and LifeShield
software is the first step in realizing ICU Medical's long-term
vision of bringing customers best-of-breed devices with a shared
platform and user experience," said Dan Woolson, corporate
vice president and general manager of ICU Medical Infusion Systems.
"We are proud of this milestone and look forward to bringing our
next-generation Medfusion™ and
CADD™ products to the LifeShield platform, creating
the most complete, precise, and technologically advanced infusion
systems in the industry for our customers and their patients."
As a large volume infusion delivery platform, the Plum Duo
infusion pump with LifeShield infusion safety software are designed
to help improve the safety, accuracy and efficiency of IV
medication administration, with benefits including:
- A bright, 10-inch full-color screen with highly intuitive user
interface with guided touch screen programming that clarifies and
differentiates important infusion parameters and alarms to provide
easy-to-read near and far views of all parameters.
- Two channels, with four lines to help enhance responsiveness in
quickly changing environments and minimize the footprint in high
acuity areas.
- Unique pumping mechanism allowing for accurate and precise
medication delivery.
- PlumSet™ cassettes featuring industry-leading ICU
Medical Clave™ needlefree connectors designed to help
reduce infection risks.
- An in-line air trap that helps maintain a closed system and
reduce air-in-line alarms.
- Interoperability built on ICU Medical's industry-leading
15-year history.
- A cloud-based IV informatics solution that is scalable and can
be deployed from a single facility to a health care system with
centralized drug library management and reporting.
- An engaging LifeShield user interface designed in collaboration
with pharmacists and nurses, which facilitates easy, efficient
content entry, drug library management and collaboration
- Simplified drug library and firmware deployment, managed from a
central location to help ensure devices are consistently updated
and pumps are on the most current software version.
- The LifeShield enterprise ecosystem that will support ICU
Medical's road map of future best-of-breed IV pumps.
The introduction of the Plum Duo IV infusion pump with
LifeShield infusion safety software is a complementary addition to
ICU Medical's comprehensive portfolio of on-market infusion
systems, which also features Plum 360 large volume pumps, Medfusion
4000 syringe pumps, CADD-Solis™ pain management pumps,
and CADD-Solis VIP™ ambulatory pumps.
Media Contact:
ICU Medical Inc.
Tom McCall
(949) 366-4368
tom.mccall@icumed.com
About ICU Medical: ICU Medical (Nasdaq: ICUI) is a
global leader in infusion systems, infusion consumables and
high-value critical care products used in hospital, alternate site
and home care settings. Our team is focused on providing quality,
innovation and value to our clinical customers worldwide. ICU
Medical is headquartered in San Clemente,
California. More information about ICU Medical can be found
at www.icumed.com.
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