CE mark for Arrow® VPS Rhythm™ System brings
cost-effective catheter navigation and tip confirmation to Europe
WAYNE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 26, 2016--
Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE: TFX), a leading global provider of medical
technologies for critical care and surgery, has announced that its Arrow®
VPS Rhythm™ System has been issued CE certification from its notified
body, the British Standards Institution (BSI), to commercialize the
device in the European Union.
The Arrow® VPS Rhythm™ System is a simple and flexible
solution that helps take the guesswork out of central catheter
procedures by providing ECG-based tip confirmation in a highly portable,
lightweight and versatile design. The Arrow® VPS Rhythm™
System with ECG Technology assists in placement and confirmation of the
catheter tip in the SVC-CAJ (superior vena cava-cavoatrial junction),
and may be used with a broad range of catheter types. When paired with
the single-use TipTracker™ Stylet, the Arrow® VPS Rhythm™
System provides real-time navigation, tracing the catheter pathway with
a visible blue line on a color screen. Intravascular P-wave changes are
saved as the catheter approaches the SVC, helping to identify the lower
1/3 of the SVC, near the CAJ, eliminating the need for confirmatory
chest X-ray or fluoroscopy.
“This clearance puts us in a position to establish a cost-effective
standard of care in catheter navigation and placement in Europe,”
commented Jay White, president and general manager, Vascular Access
Division of Teleflex. “Our goal is to make zero complications a reality
to improve outcomes and enhance patient and provider safety.”
The Teleflex Vascular Access Division markets a broad range of catheters
for vascular access and vascular catheter management technologies,
including the Arrow® brand of devices in Europe.
About Teleflex Incorporated
Teleflex is a global provider of medical technologies designed to
improve the health and quality of people’s lives. We apply purpose
driven innovation – a relentless pursuit of identifying unmet clinical
needs – to benefit patients and healthcare providers. Our portfolio is
diverse, with solutions in the fields of vascular and interventional
access, surgical, anesthesia, cardiac care, urology, emergency medicine
and respiratory care. Teleflex employees worldwide are united in the
understanding that what we do every day makes a difference. For more
information, please visit teleflex.com.
Teleflex is the home of Arrow®, Deknatel®, Hudson
RCI®, LMA®, Pilling®, Rusch®
and Weck® – trusted brands united by a common sense of
purpose.
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on Form 10-K.
Teleflex, the Teleflex logo, Arrow, Deknatel, Hudson RCI, LMA,
Pilling, Rusch, TipTracker, VPS Rhythm and Weck are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Teleflex Incorporated or its affiliates, in the
U.S. and/or other countries. All other trademarks are trademarks of
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