New batch syringe filler from Baxa Corporation takes a manual system and automates it, helping eliminate touch contamination.
Approximately one million syringes are used for intermittent small-volume IV infusion each day in US healthcare - including hospital and homecare use. In addition, large volumes of syringes are used for chemotherapy and patient-controlled analgesia. The new Rapid-Fill(tm) ASF (automated syringe filling) system from Denver-based Baxa Corporation streamlines the pharmacy fluid-handling process through automation.
Englewood, CO (PRWEB) June 23, 2003 -- Baxa Corporation announced today the
launch of the Rapid-Fill Automated Filling System (ASF). Designed for speed and
accuracy, the Rapid-Fill ASF automates the process of sterile syringe filling,
capping and labeling in a pharmacy hood. The Rapid-Fill was designed to meet a
market need of 360 million small volume parental doses administered each year in
the US.
"The Rapid-Fill Automated Syringe Filler eliminates the risk of
touch contamination in the filling process," says Market Manager Mark Thrasher,
"while reducing waste through utilization of all of the drug in source
containers. And, its integrated disposable combines the syringe, cap and label
in a single unit, facilitating the process while minimizing raw material
inventories." Accurate to within ( 0.2 mL, the Rapid-Fill ASF is a safe and
cost-effective alternative to minibags and pre-filled syringes.
The
Rapid-Fill ASF needs no preventive maintenance and is designed to minimize
cleaning requirements. Its cover maximizes laminar flow to ensure fluid-path
sterility and maintain integrity during the cap removal, fill and capping
process. Rapid-Fill Disposables are latex-free and non-DEHP for patient
safety.
"The system takes a very manual process for filling syringes and
automates it," states Rich Paoletti of Crozer-Keystone in Philadelphia, whose
pharmacy took part in product trials during the Rapid-Fill ASF's development. He
adds, "It is totally automated, labeled, and bar-coded to meet your own system's
needs."
Approximately one million syringes are used for intermittent
small-volume IV infusion each day in US healthcare - including hospital and
homecare use. In addition, large volumes of syringes are used for chemotherapy
and patient-controlled analgesia. The Rapid-Fill ASF streamlines the pharmacy
fluid-handling process through automation.
About Baxa Corporation:
As
a leading provider of devices and systems for the preparation, handling,
packaging, and administration of liquid medications, Baxa manufactures and
markets a wide range of healthcare products for use in hospitals, critical care
units and alternate-site pharmacies. Headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, Baxa
has subsidiaries and sales offices in Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany and
Denmark; and distribution partners worldwide. Further information is available
at http://www.baxa.com
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