MRI IV Pump System Designed with Integrated SpO2 and Dose Error Reduction System

A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) infusion system also incorporates a SpO2 system for continuous monitoring of patients from the intensive care unit (ICU), neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), neurology, and other areas of the hospital right into the MRI suite.

The Premier (Charlotte, NC, USA) healthcare alliance has awarded IRadimed Corp. (Winter Park, FL, USA) a three-year contract for its MRidium MRI infusion systems. Effective January 1, 2012, the agreement makes the MRidium systems available to Premier members. There are more than 2,500 US hospitals and 81,000-plus other healthcare sites in the Premier alliance. MRidium was awarded the contract under Premier’s MR- compatible equipment category, which includes MRI infusion pumps and monitoring equipment. IRadimed was also awarded a sole source agreement with Premier’s ASCEND (Accelerated Supply Chain Endeavour) program, which offers single source agreements for its highly compliant customer base. This new agreement offers a wide base of new customers for IRadimed to partner and grow its current strong base of MRidium MRI equipment in the US market.

The MRidium systems are the only nonmagnetic intravenous (IV) pumps designed specifically for use in the MRI setting. Safety in the MR is the chief concern when it comes to meeting needs for required patient care. These risks are well known: equipment can fly into the MR, cause artifacts on the images of the scan, or just shut down during vital deliveries of medications and monitoring. “It is critical to have products which have been designed with the utmost care and thorough insight of this harsh and potentially dangerous environment,” said Roger Susi, founder of IRadimed Corp.

The MRidium 3860 MRI infusion system also integrates Masimo’s (Irvine, CA, USA) SET SpO2 system for continuous monitoring of patients. The 3860 system also offers an expanded drug library with DERS (dose error reduction system), which helps prevent medication entry errors while programming infusions, and provides the patient safety elements that are becoming the standard in infusion therapy in general patient care areas.

The MRidium system also supports infusion delivery in the MR through additional accessories associated with the MRI infusion pump and remote monitor. The system offers a modular second channel, which when attached to the 3860 pump, allows for delivery of two medications simultaneously during patient scans. A range of available infusion sets provides the necessary clinical flexibility needed for MRI infusion. The MRidium 1055 bypass infusion and 1058 Infusion Extension set allows clinicians to rapidly change over IV sets from the hospital-based infusion system. The MRidium 1057 vented syringe adapter set allows for accurate delivery from a syringe using a low priming volume of only 4 mm per set.

IRadimed is a developer of the world’s first and MRI-compatible monitoring system.

Premier is a performance improvement alliance of more than 2,500 US hospitals and 81,000-plus other healthcare sites using the power of collaboration to lead the transformation to high-quality, cost-effective care.

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