Vygon is proud to announce a new distribution relationship with Ambu Inc., a provider of ventilation products for artificial respiration and single-use electrodes for electrocardiogram (ECG) tests.
Vygon announced today that it has signed an agreement with Novation, a national healthcare group purchasing organization, for enteral feeding systems and neonatal specialty products. The three-year contract with Novation will go into effect on October 1, 2011 and will continue through September 30, 2014.
Vygon announced that it has signed an agreement with Tennessee-based HealthTrust Purchasing Group (HPG), a national healthcare group purchasing organization, for neonatal umbilical catheters and enteral feeding systems. The three-year contract went into effect on July 1, 2011 and will continue through June 30, 2014.
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Vygon has announced that we will now be selling our products directly to any and all hospitals, health care centers, and other potential buyers in the New England Region. Inquiries can be directed to Customer Service at (800) 473-5414.
FDA has recently issued a letter to all manufacturers of enteral feeding tubes, healthcare professionals, and hospital purchasing departments stating that they recognize the luer lock misconnections are often under-recognized and as a result, adverse events resulting from such misconnections are likely to be under-reported. FDA is asking healthcare professionals and hospital purchasing departments to “consider the safety of various systems and connections when purchasing new inventory".
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