BVAD
DUEL LUMEN PERIPHERAL IV CATHETER
BVAD Is Not FDA Cleared and Is Not for Sale
The Problem
Drawing Blood Through Single Lumen PIV Catheters Is Sub-Optimal And Increases Risk Of Catheter Failure
For diabetic patients, nurses must obtain a blood sample a minimum of four times a day. When an insulin IV drip is utilized, blood glucose will typically be monitored hourly until it is stable, and usually every two hours after stabilization.(1,2) Even if the patient already has an IV established, each blood sample requires a new stick. It is common for patients to say their time in the hospital makes them feel like a pincushion that gets repeatedly stuck over and over again.
The graphic to the right shows the costs and pain points associated with a diabetic patient in the hospital for five days and receiving five blood draws per day. With a traditional peripheral IV, a patient will have approximately 25 needle sticks just for blood draws over five days.(3)
The goal should be that once venous access is established, all medication and all blood draws needed are accomplished through one peripheral IV catheter. Since we have venous access, shouldn't we be able to get a blood draw without sticking the patient over and over again or using expensive blood draw assist devices? BVAD is the answer.
BVAD - The Dual Lumen Peripheral IV Catheter Of The Future
BVAD is being designed to allow uncontaminated blood draws while simultaneously maintaining an IV infusion. If a nurse knows that a patient will require regular blood draws, a dual-lumen BVAD can be installed rather than a traditional, single lumen catheter. The video to the right is a lab simulation that shows how BVAD can allow the transfusion of medication through one catheter lumen and through the second catheter lumen, an uncontaminated blood draw can be taken.
For diabetic patients admitted to the hospital, they will have at least 4 blood samples per day to check their blood sugar, as well as additional venous blood draws for lab tests. (1) When considering costs associated with the frequent needle-sticks and finger pricks for diabetic inpatient admissions, after 5 days BVAD delivers a savings of $37 (3) by reducing expensive phlebotomist blood draws and preventing traditional IV restarts.
BVAD - Dual Lumen Peripheral IV Catheter
The Goal Is One Catheter And One Needlestick Per Patient, BVAD Is Designed To Help Get You Get There.
1. American Diabetes Association, Diabetes Care 2014 Jan; 37(Supplement 1): S14-S80. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc14-S014
2. Hieronymus, L., Robinson, S., What to expect in the Hospital., Diabetes Self Management Website, August 17, 2010.
3. Data on file and available upon request.
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