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​Achievements

•  Project selected among many others from all over the world to participate in the intensive course of Innovation in Health taught by Reggina Herzlinger (Harvard University)

IRIS PROJECT

During the venous canalization for peripheral venous access, needleless connectors (NCs) are required and used. They remain attached to the patient's catheter for 3 to 7 days and before and during use, should be cleaned and disinfected.
Its usefulness is to maintain an easy venous access for the administration of drugs or to take blodd samples. Some NCs have a complex structure and an indirect fluid pathway, so blood or other fluids are less likely to be disinfected or eliminated. When blood or other materials settle on an inner surface of the CN, they can serve as nidus for the development of biofilms and infections in patient

What is it about?

Our technology consists of a redesign and creation of a new connector for:

• Reduce the material needs for the valve which could lead to reduced manufacturing costs.
• Minimize dead spaces, achieving flat surfaces.
• Increase the security and efficiency of this type of devices.
• Reduce infections related to catheter blood flow and the indirect costs that this issue  produces.
• Resist high blood pressure (in previous simulations 120 mmHg could be resisted).

This revolutionary new design is based on simplicity to reduce costs and improve efficiency.

Project Stage

• Project status:                        Stand by
• Inteletual Propperty:          Pending

• Freedom to operate:           Pending