Flushing of port-a-caths for cancer patients is now also taking place in certain health centres, Health Minister chris Fearne has said. A port-a-cath system consists of two parts, the port ...

A port, also known as a port-a-cath, among other names, is a device that is surgically implanted under a patient’s skin, typically on the right side of the chest. This allows cancer teams to draw ...

Complications of PAC placement and maintenance occur in 5-15%. Few studies have commented on the interval between catheter accession, flushing, and subsequent complication. As the number of patients ...

Right after my stage 3 colon cancer diagnosis, something seemed odd: I was advised to have an immediate, voluntary surgery in order to get chemotherapy. But my port-a-cath implant surgery—also ...

Ports vary in catheter and reservoir material, reservoir configuration, septum size, and density. An implanted port is recommended for patients requiring episodic treatment over a longer period of ...

Formed in 1989, Excelsior manufactures, markets and sells pre-filled saline flush syringes, pre-filled heparin flush and lock syringes, and syringe pump systems to customers throughout the world.

NEPTUNE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Excelsior Medical, one of the leading manufacturers of pre-filled catheter flush syringes and syringe pump systems, announced that it has launched a major new ...