NEW PRODUCT FROM VIDACARE ENABLES SAFE, SECURE AND GENTLE PD INTRAOSSEOUS ACCESS

Vidacare, manufacturer of the EZ-IO(R) product system, the leading solution for immediate vascular access when conventional IV access is challenging or impossible, has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market the EZ-IO product system for use in pediatrics. Vidacare defines pediatrics (PD) as patients weighing between 3 kg and 39 kg and adult (AD) as patients weighing 40 kg or greater, rather than by age. The addition of Vidacare's EZ-IO PD to the product system provides emergency medical personnel with a technologically advanced device to gain IO access in patients of all sizes.

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