Category: Critical Care
Merit Recognizes Infection Prevention Week with a Strong History of Keeping Clinicians and Patients Safe
Introducing the Merit RadialFLO™ Arterial Catheter—the Next Wave in Caring for Critically Ill Patients
Merit Kicks off New Think Safety & Infection Prevention™ Education Program with Live Critical Care Webinar
Designed by Nurses: The Exclusive DualCap® System Solves Common Problems Associated with Competing Disinfection Products
On any given day, about one in 25 hospital patients has at least one health care-associated infection (HAI), resulting in thousands of lives lost and billions of health care dollars spent each year.1 A common risk factor for HAIs is IV catheter use.1 To tackle this threat to patient safety, solutions were created by medical […]
NTI 2018 Replay
It was “Game On!” in Boston where Merit enjoyed our time at the American Association of Critical Care Nurses, National Training Institute, Critical Care Symposium (NTI). Having wrapped things up, we can now take a moment to look back at the show, to reflect on the many wonderful people we met, and discuss how we […]
Merit to Exhibit at NTI 2018
It’s “Game On!” in Boston at the AACN National Teaching Institute (NTI) and Critical Care Expo, May 22-24. Merit Medical is proud to announce that we will be exhibiting at NTI, booth #3334, with CERP accredited presentations about infection control and patient safety. Bring your “A-Game” and join us for ice cream and some friendly competitive games while you learn about the DualCap® Disinfection and Protection System. We will also have experts on hand to answer your questions about our Safety and Hemodynamic monitoring products.
ExpoEd Sessions (CERP Accredited)
Merit Medical continues its focus on clinical education by bringing two respected experts to present on infection prevention and patient safety.
“Creating and Implementing a CLABSI Bundle”
A case study for implementing a CLABSI bundle within Nemours Hospital
Erin Dwyer, MSN, RN, ACCNS-P, CCRN-K
Clinical Nurse Specialist at Nemours/Alfred I. Dupont Hospital for Children
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018
- 10:45 – 11:15 am
- 11:30 am – 12:00 pm
- 12:15 – 12:45 pm
“Patient Safety Successes from the Frontlines”
An overview of the medical error challenge facing patients, and examples of how organizations have implemented strategies and tactics to mitigate
Bertie Chuong, DNP, RN, CCRN Resource and Education Coordinator, EPS Co-Chair, Yale New Haven Health System
Wednesday May 23rd, 2018
- 11:30 am – 12:00 pm
- 12:15 – 12:45 pm
- 1:45 – 2:15 pm
Think Safety and Infection Prevention, and Discover the vast array of solutions for clinicians and patients at the Merit Medical booth at NTI.
Infection Prevention Products
DualCap Disinfection & Protection System
The DualCap System consists of two caps designed to help prevent intraluminal contamination, as well as cross-contamination, especially important for IV catheter use over extended dwell times.
Safety Products
Our Medallion syringes are designed to facilitate compliance with national safety goals that require labeling of all medications on and off the sterile field. Medallion syringes come in seven color options with custom printing, or a frosted field for writing information directly on the syringe barrel.
For quick and safe fluid waste elimination, the Backstop+ and MiniStop+™ disposal systems both have seal-tight lids to prevent fluid leakage after a procedure. The disposal systems also come with a temporary sharps holder.
ShortStop Advantage® Temporary Sharps Holder
The ShortStop Advantage has all of the features of the original ShortStop temporary sharps holder but with the addition of side access for holding sharps devices in a safe and secure horizontal orientation. Fully loaded syringes will not tip or bend when secured in the ShortStop Advantage side access port.
Hemodynamic Monitoring Products
Meritrans DTXPlus® with Safedraw®
Meritrans DTXPLUS come in a range of single, double, and triple disposable transducer sets. They are available with the Safedraw safe arterial blood sampling system. They are designed with Easyvent® – a unique cap that allows clinicians to prime and zero the stopcock without removing the cap and exposing the line to the environment.
