Smiths Medical launches medication control software for infusion pumps
1 February 2007
St. Paul, Minn., USA. Smiths Medical, part of
the global technology business Smiths Group, has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) for software that
makes programming pain management infusion pumps simpler and
safer.
Infusion pumps allow doctors to control precisely the amount of
medication given to patients.
The CADD-Sentry Pro
Medication Safety Software reduces the risk of errors by enabling
medical professionals to enter standardized pain therapy protocols onto
a secure database on the hospital computer network and then download
them into a pump. Previously clinicians have had to program each pump
individually.
Srini Seshadri, Group Managing Director of Smiths Medical, said: "The new CADD-Sentry Pro
Medication Safety Software demonstrates our continued commitment to
developing safe infusion systems for hospitals. When used with the CADD-Prizm
PCS II ambulatory infusion pump, the CADD-Sentry Pro
software will significantly improve patient safety and clinician
confidence."
The software has two applications: the Administrator software which
enters, manages and stores therapy protocols in a secure database on the
hospital computer network and the point-of-care software which accesses
and downloads the protocols into a CADD-Prizm
PCS II ambulatory infusion pump.
The point-of-care software incorporates additional safety features,
including bar code verification to ensure the patient receives the right
medication and another verification feature that ensures a second nurse
reviews the pump program before starting an infusion.
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