ICU Medical, Inc. engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of disposable medical connection systems for use in vascular

Vascular

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 therapy

Therapy

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 applications in the United States and internationally. Its disposable medical devices protect patients from catheter

Catheter

In medicine, a catheter is a tube that can be inserted into a body cavity, duct, or vessel. Catheters thereby allow drainage, administration of fluids or gases, or access by surgical instruments. The process of inserting a catheter is catheterization...

 related bloodstream infections, and healthcare workers from exposure to diseases through accidental needle sticks or hazardous drugs

Hazardous drugs

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History

The company was founded in 1984 by Dr. George Lopez who, as a practicing internist, believed that there must be a better way of securing I.V.

I.V.

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 lines after he lost a patient due to an accidental disconnect. Dr. Lopez invented a product, later known as the ClickLock, which provided a locking mechanism for these I.V. systems. The ClickLock consisted of a protected needle and locking housing that prevented health care workers from being accidentally stuck by the I.V. needles.

Products

Today, the company offers custom and stock IV sets consisting of a tube running from a bottle or plastic bag containing an IV solution to a catheter inserted in a patient's vein for use in hospitals and ambulatory clinics; a complete line of needlefree vascular access devices that can be used with conventional peripheral or central vascular systems for venous and arterial applications. It also provides critical care

Critical care

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 products that monitor vital signs and specific physiological functions of key organ systems, including pressure monitoring devices, blood sampling systems, angiography kits, sensory catheters, pulmonary artery

Pulmonary artery

The pulmonary arteries carry deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs. They are the only arteries that carry deoxygenated blood....

 thermodilution catheters, and multilumen central venous catheters.

In addition, the company provides TEGO for use in dialysis

Dialysis

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; a complete line of oncology

Oncology

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 products, including the ChemoClave system for the safe handling of hazardous drugs. ICU Medical, Inc. sells its products through IV product manufacturers and independent distributors, as well as directly to the end users. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in San Clemente, California

California

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