Teleflex Announces Extension of Arrow ErgoPack Complete System to Hemodialysis and Large Bore Central Venous Catheters

WAYNE, Pa., Aug. 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE: TFX), a leading global provider of medical technologies, today announced the release of the Arrow ErgoPack Complete Kits with Hemodialysis and Large Bore catheters in the United States. This update is intended to streamline insertion workflow for clinicians and provide more options to suit their needs. Clinicians can choose between Arrowg+ard Blue Hemodialysis or Large Bore lines in this expanded kit configuration, with a variety of French sizes, lumens, and lengths.

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The Arrow ErgoPack Complete System expansion includes a variety of clinician-inspired updates:

• The Arrow GlideWheel Advancer, which provides tactile feedback and finer control
• Nitinol Guidewire, which is kink-resistant compared to stainless steel
• Transducer Cover to support guidelines for ultrasound use
• Pre-filled sterile saline syringes, one per catheter lumen
• Extra ChloraPrep Skin Prep in each kit
• Option of 3M Tegaderm CHG I.V. Securement Dressing or 3M Tegaderm I.V. Advanced Securement Dressing with BioPatch Protective Disk

“Max barrier kits like the Arrow ErgoPack Complete System provide clinicians with the necessary components they need for their Acute Hemodialysis and Large Bore insertions. The intuitive configuration is designed to optimize their workflow, while also meeting the recommendations of CDC, SHEA, INS, and OSHA guidelines.^1-4 Coupling these benefits along with the protection from Arrowg+ard Blue Catheters helps clinicians fight against central line-associated bloodstream infections, protecting their patients and improving their procedures.” – said Lisa Kudlacz, President and General Manager, Vascular Access at Teleflex.

The Arrow ErgoPack Complete System’s unique combination of CVC insertion components is packaged in an ergonomic and efficient top down, left to right configuration, and helps central line inserters meet the recommendations of critical third-party independent guidelines for reducing CLABSI, including:

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Category 1A & 1B recommendations¹
• Society for Hospital Epidemiology of America (SHEA) Guidelines²
• Infusion Nursing Society (INS) Standards of Practice³
• Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) Bloodborne Pathogens Standard⁴

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