Ivenix Infusion System Designed to Reduce Medication Errors is FDA Cleared

Ivenix Infusion System Designed to Reduce Medication Errors is FDA Cleared

Infusion pumps have been known to be a vector for a variety of medical mistakes, primarily adverse drug events. This has become such an issue that a few years ago the FDA began its Infusion Pump Improvement Initiative. One of the results of this program was the establishment of new requirements, aimed at reducing errors, for the manufacture of infusion pumps. Ivenix, a company based outside of Boston, just received FDA clearance for its Ivenix Infusion System that was envisioned, designed, and manufactured with the new requirements in mind.

The product is a large-volume infusion pump that features proprietary adaptive flow control technology that measures the fluid moving through the pump and adjusts its action in real time. This helps to eliminate the chance of free flow and nearly guarantees that the proper amount of fluids is administered throughout treatment.

Operating the pump was designed to be reminiscent of how one uses a smartphone, which helps to make things intuitive, reduces setup time, and minimizes errors and alarms. Ivenix believes that the benefits the pump delivers should lead to savings associated with reduced error rates.

Additional features of the Ivenix Infusion System include a wide range of administration sets and a management suite that lets clinicians remotely monitor infusions and be notified of any problems.

“For years, I’ve studied smart infusion pump safety and efficiency,” said Karen Giuliano, PhD, RN, FAAN, Associate Professor and Executive Director of Healthcare Innovation at Northeastern University Bouvé College of Health Sciences, in a press release. “My research has focused on revealing the serious usability challenges, which exist in the most commonly used IV smart pumps. Data suggest that the Ivenix Infusion System can enable clinicians to more quickly administer IV medications with significantly fewer errors compared with today’s leading pumps. Nurses, and the healthcare industry as a whole, have been waiting for an innovative solution like this.”

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