Health Robotics and McKesson to Showcase i.v.STATION and i.v.SOFT at ASHP's Summer Meeting, Tampa, June 6-8, 2010
By Health Robotics, PRNESunday, May 23, 2010
BOZEN, Sud-Tirol, Italy, May 24, 2010 - Health Robotics today announced that on the heels of the recently
announced Health Robotics-McKesson exclusive partnership [
www.pr-inside.com/mckesson-expands-i-v-automation-portfolio-r1873650.h
tm] i.v.SOFT and i.v.STATION new product designs and Q&A sessions will be
held at the McKesson booth [701] of the American Society of Health-System
Pharmacists' Summer Meeting (ASHP) in Tampa, Florida, June 6-8, 2010.
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Despite trailing its competitors[1] by up to 23 years, i.v.STATION is now
the fastest growing IV Admixtures Robot in North America, erasing in only 5
months the significant time-to-market lead that Baxa and IHS had in America
by expanding IV Robotics to controlled substances, epidurals and other drugs
classes, pioneering the first IV Robot in Canada, and with installations
already taken place at Allegiance Health, The Brigham & Women's Hospital,
Cottage Health System, U Mass Medical Center, and MD Anderson Cancer Center,
plus upcoming June/July installations at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation,
Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal [CHUM], and The University of
Colorado-Denver.
"These outstanding results have been made possible by i.v.STATION's cost
advantage over IntelliFill -Vial Mode[2] and RIVA [up to 20 times less
expensive/per dose], its unparalleled flexibility in syringe and IV Bags
brands and sizes [73 different IV containers versus 1 container for
IntelliFill and 12 containers for RIVA, respectively], its built-in support
for controlled substances [tamper-evident cap, biometric ID, and single
slot/drawer access], its small footprint [20 vs. 200 sq. feet], its loading
speed [up to 10 times faster], its lower weight (700 vs. 7,000 pounds], its
high-availability [up to 99.99%], and its ultra-quick throughput [up to 5
times faster]. With McKesson Automation's technical support in the United
States' beginning with our last two installations [MD Anderson and Cottage],
we are ready to embark into the next phase of market adoption, showcasing
i.v.SOFT and i.v.STATION as prime additions to our I.V. Room of the Future
strategy, building upon CytoCare, the first and still only proven robotic
solution for chemotherapy, monoclonal antibody therapy, and gene therapy.
i.v.SOFT also has significant differences and proven design and 3-to-1 cost
advantages over currently available systems, including its cable-less,
light-weight, battery-operated and wireless architecture, medical-grade
computing, gravimetric control, biometric [facial] identification, and
waterproof anti-tampering cameras, all specifically designed for clean-room
environments and its specific needs for sterilization, cleaning, wiping,
etc." stated Werner Rainer, Health Robotics' CEO.
While most i.v.SOFT competitors' print the IV dose label before
compounding even starts [thus delivering a patient label printed before the
preparation is actually made and verified], and depend on a Technician's
self-documenting audit trail of their work, i.v.SOFT was designed from the
ground up to: a) detect compounding errors during the IV preparation phase
[as opposed to relying on cursory volumetric review by the IV Room
Supervisor]; b) assist Technicians in correcting under and overfilled doses
before the IV Admixture leaves the IV Room; and c) print the IV dose label
only after the IV dose has been independently verified to be correct via
gravimetric control and computer logs. Beta Test/Validation installations of
i.v.SOFT Assist, Cube, Label+, and Profile workflow software automation
modules will be conducted over the next 2 to 5 months at The Brigham &
Women's Hospital in Boston, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Duke University
Hospital in Durham, Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto, The University of
Chicago Medical Center, and The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer
Center in Houston.
About Health Robotics:
Health Robotics is the undisputed global leading supplier of
life-critical intra-venous medication robots, providing healthcare facilities
in 5 continents with robotics technology and software automation solutions
deployed utilizing virtual high-availability technology. Its world-leading
solutions CytoCare(TM) [hazardous IVs], i.v.STATION(TM) [non-hazardous IVs],
i.v.SOFT(TM) [workflow engine for manual compounding, powered by
MEDarchiver], and TPNstation(TM) [totally-automated parenteral nutrition]
have and will greatly contribute to ease hospitals' growing pressures to
improve patient safety, increase throughput and contain costs. Through the
effective and efficient production of sterile, accurate, tamper-evident and
ready-to-administer IVs, Health Robotics' solutions help hospitals eliminate
life-threatening drug-exchange errors, decrease other therapy oversights and
sterility risks, work more efficiently, reduce waste and controlled
substances' diversion, and diminish the gap between rising patient
volume/acuity and scarce nursing and pharmacy staff.
For more company information including a corporate video, please visit
www.health-robotics.com/en/about-health-robotics/.For additional
information or to schedule a private technical session at the ASHP Summer
Meeting in Tampa, please contact:
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[1] Baxa's IntelliFill was designed in 1993-1995, IHS' RIVA was designed
at Winnipeg in 1988-1990.
[2] No comparison should be made between fully automated IV robots
[i.v.STATION and RIVA] with IntelliFill-Reservoir Mode [only partially
automated], as "Reservoir" mode is just a syringe filler for manually
compounded doses, and as such, subject to contamination and inaccuracies.
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Health Robotics S.r.l. Claudia Flaim Italy: +39-0471-200-372 flaim@health-robotics.com
Health Robotics S.r.l., Claudia Flaim, Italy: +39-0471-200-372, flaim at health-robotics.com
Tags: Bozen, Health Robotics, Italy, May 24, Sud-tirol, United States of America
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