icui founded 1984 headquarters san clemente california united states key people vivek jain chairman and ceo alison burcar vice president general manager infusion systems division scott lamb chief financial officer tom mccall vice president general manager critical care division greg pratt vice president global sales steven c. riggs vice president operations george doc lopez md founder products disposable infusion therapy connectors and systems critical care monitoring products and systems oncology drug delivery systems revenue 341.7 million 2015 1 website http www.icumed.com icu medical inc. is a san clemente california based company with global operations that develops manufactures and sells medical technologies used in vascular therapy oncology and critical care applications . icu medical s products are designed to assist clinicians in improving patient outcomes by helping prevent bloodstream infections and protecting healthcare workers from exposure to infectious diseases or hazardous drugs . 2 icu medical s product line includes needle free vascular access devices custom infusion sets closed system hazardous drug handling devices and systems advanced sensor catheters needle free closed blood sampling systems and innovative hemodynamic monitoring systems . 3 icu medical has been named one of the 100 most trustworthy companies in america by forbes magazine . 4 contents 1 history 2 products 2.1 infusion therapy 2.2 oncology 2.3 critical care 3 references 4 external links history edit the company was founded in 1984 by george doc lopez md who developed a product known as the clicklock to better secure iv lines after he lost a patient due to an accidental disconnect . 5 the clicklock consisted of a protected needle and locking housing that prevented health care workers from being accidentally stuck by the i.v. needles . 6 the clicklock was the first of many products focused on enhancing safety at the point of care including the clave family of needle free vascular access devices and the neutron catheter patency device . in 2006 icu medical introduced its first products into the oncology marketplace . the chemoclave system from icu medical is a closed system transfer device cstd that allows pharmacists and nurses to safely mix and administer hazardous drugs used to treat cancer patients without exposing themselves to these drugs . 7 icu medical acquired the former abbott laboratories critical care business from hospira in 2009 following a four year business arrangement in which icu acted as the manufacturer of the hospira critical care product line . 8 the acquisition allowed icu to obtain new manufacturing space in salt lake city utah while it also broadened the company s footprint in the hospital marketplace with products designed for use in high acuity clinical settings like the operating room and intensive care unit . infusion therapy icu medical provides a line of needle free iv connectors including the neutron catheter patency device above as well as a line of custom and stock iv sets . oncology the diana hazardous drug compounding system is the latest advance from icu medical for the safe handling of hazardous drugs used to treat many forms of cancer . critical care the safeset closed blood sampling system from icu medical helps clinicians conserve blood in the operating room and intensive care unit . citation needed products edit infusion therapy edit over 90 % of hospitalized patients receive some form of iv therapy during their stay . 9 as a result infusion devices must be safe reliable and cost effective . icu medical s infusion therapy products include a line of needle free iv connectors that provide significant clinical advantage over other devices along with a range of custom and stock infusion sets and kits for adult pediatric and neonatal applications . 10 11 icu medical s line of needle free connectors are mechanically and microbiologically closed systems help protect the patient s catheter from contamination that can otherwise lead to bloodstream infections . they feature a unique passive technology that can not accept a needle ensuring compliance with needle free policies . these connectors can be used on all peripheral arterial and central venous catheters for the administration of iv fluids or medication and can be used with blood products . no additional components or adapters are required to access the device and no end caps are required for sterility . featuring a dedicated internal fluid path at no time does the internal fluid path come into contact with the exterior or outer housing of the devices . in addition the devices unique design features may help reduce the risk of bacterial contamination 12 the company launched the neutron catheter patency device a needle free infusion access device that is the first and only device the u.s. food and drug administration fda cleared to claim the ability to eliminate all types of reflux into a catheter . 13 blood reflux or blood backing up into the catheter has been shown to cause catheter occlusion . blood reflux can lead to an intraluminal thrombus which may result in an inability to infuse iv fluids medications an inability to withdraw blood and an increased risk of infection 14 the neutron device eliminates reflux caused by external factors such as connecting and disconnecting a luer and is the only device that can eliminate reflux caused by changes to a patients vascular pressure changes caused by coughing sneezing crying or vomiting . in clinical use neutron has been shown to reduce the instance of catheter occlusion by 50 % . 15 in 2015 icu medical acquired excelsior medical corporation a manufacturer of healthcare devices used to disinfect and protect access into a patient s bloodstream . acquired products included the swabcap and swabflush as well as pre filled saline and heparin flush syringes . the total purchase price for excelsior was 59.5 million however icu immediately sold the operating assets of swabflush and pre filled syringe businesses to medline industries inc. for 27 million . 16 oncology edit cancer is the world s leading cause of death claiming the lives of an estimated 7.9 million people in 2007 alone . 17 experts expect these numbers to double before 2030 . 17 the unsafe handling of hazardous drugs used to treat many forms of cancer has been recognized since the 1970s as a significant health hazard to workers . studies have shown that workers can be at risk of exposure to these drugs throughout their lifecycle from manufacture to distribution to use in the clinical or home care environment and all the way through to waste disposal . healthcare workers who handle these drugs may be exposed by inhaling aerosols or dust generated during pharmacy preparation and nursing administration or by direct contact with the skin during accidental needlesticks spills or spill cleanup . icu medical s oncology product line is designed specifically to keep healthcare workers and patients safe from exposure to hazardous drugs . the line includes the chemoclave closed system transfer device cstd that allows for the safe mixing and administration of hazardous drugs . recent studies found that the chemoclave system protects clinicians from exposure to hazardous drugs increases clinician satisfaction rates costs less and generates less biohazardous waste than other commercially available cstds . 17 18 in 2012 the company introduced the diana hazardous drug compounding system a user controlled automated system that helps protect clinicians from exposure to hazardous drugs and accidental needlesticks while protecting the patient preparation from exposure to environmental contaminants . 19 critical care edit icu medical s line of critical care products provides real time hemodynamic monitoring blood conservation solutions oximetry catheter technology that helps optimize oxygen supply and demand critical care catheters with no natural rubber latex components and accurate and reliable hemodynamic transducer kits . the critical care portfolio provides clinicians with accurate reliable and real time access to their patients cardiovascular and hemodynamic status in surgical and intensive care settings . in addition icu medical s line of advanced sensor catheters having no natural rubber latex components helps keep patients safe from potentially lethal allergic reactions . formerly the abbott critical care business unit icu medical acquired the critical care business from hospira itself a spin off from abbott in 2009 . since then the company has been focusing on streamlininging and modernizing the manufacturing processes for these products and actively developing new solutions to bring to market . in 2016 icu medical critical care received united states food and drug administration fda 510 k clearance for its new cogent 2 in 1 hemodynamic monitoring system the first and only hemodynamic monitoring system to accept both minimally invasive and invasive inputs letting clinicians use a single monitor regardless of fluctuations in patient acuity and monitoring requirements . references edit http finance.yahoo.com q s icui icui profile icu medical inc. stock yahoo finance . finance.yahoo.com . retrieved 2012 06 19 . icu medical human connections . icumed.com . retrieved 2012 06 19 . http www.forbes.com sites kathryndill 2014 03 18 americas 100 most trustworthy companies 2 . missing or empty title help project management for product development . projectinsight.net . retrieved 2012 06 19 . company overview icu medical human connections . icumed.com . retrieved 2012 06 19 . chemoclave 2011 11 04 . oncology icu medical human connections . icumed.com . retrieved 2012 06 19 . hospira investor relations news release . hospirainvestor.com . retrieved 2012 06 19 . minimizing the risk of iv therapy lawsuits . resourcenurse.com . retrieved 2012 06 19 . breaking study at infusion nurses society ins annual meeting shows icu medical s 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