ZOLL Medical Corporation (NasdaqGS: ZOLL), a manufacturer of medical
devices and related software solutions, announced today that HealthTrust
Purchasing Group, LP (HealthTrust), a leading healthcare group
purchasing organization (GPO), has entered into a purchasing agreement
with ZOLL for its therapeutic temperature management equipment.
“We are extremely pleased that this large group purchasing organization,
which has very high member commitment to buying products under its
contracts, recognizes the advantages of our IVTM solution, and is
offering its members the opportunity to incorporate this technology to
improve the treatment of critical care patients”
Under the terms of the agreement, HealthTrust members will be able to
purchase ZOLL’s intravascular temperature management (IVTM™)
system, which includes the Thermogard XP® temperature
management console and a family of cooling/warming catheters
with triple lumen central venous capability.
“We are extremely pleased that this large group purchasing organization,
which has very high member commitment to buying products under its
contracts, recognizes the advantages of our IVTM solution, and is
offering its members the opportunity to incorporate this technology to
improve the treatment of critical care patients,” said Richard A.
Packer, Chairman and CEO of ZOLL.
Today, major medical societies recommend temperature management as the
standard of care treatment for many critically ill or surgical patients.
IVTM provides cooling and warming from a catheter inserted into the
patient’s vein. This provides better control of the core body
temperature by direct cooling or warming the patient’s blood as it
circulates through the body. Since it is efficient, precise and easy to
use, IVTM frees up nursing time.
IVTM provides a variety of catheter options depending upon the specific
patient needs. It is ideally suited for the temperature management of
fever, intracranial pressure control and induced hypothermia. IVTM is
also effective for therapeutic warming as required in treating trauma,
burns, perioperative procedures and accidental hypothermia.
Additionally, recent publications have described cost reductions for
hospital systems, based upon the reduced length of stay in the ICU with
the implementation of aggressive fever management protocols.
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