AngioDynamics, provider of minimally invasive medical devices for vascular access, surgery, peripheral vascular disease and oncology, has received an Innovative Technology Contract for its BioFlo PICC and BioFlo Port products from Novation, the health care supply chain expertise, analytics and contracting company.
"This is the first Novation contract covering both PICCs and Ports in AngioDynamics' history, and it is a testament to our BioFlo technology, as well as the value the Navilyst transaction has brought to the company," said Joseph DeVivo, AngioDynamics' president and chief executive officer. "We are pleased to introduce this new technology to the hospital providers that Novation serves as they look to improve patient outcomes and reduce healthcare costs. We believe this Innovative Technology Contract provides further market validation that BioFlo is truly a differentiated technology with unique benefits. Unlike other thromboresistant products, the technology behind our disruptive BioFlo devices is designed to be both present throughout the entire catheter and permanent, leading to decreased accumulation of catheter-related thrombus without incorporation of heparin, antibiotics or antimicrobials, or any other transient materials typically associated with coated or impregnated technologies."
Novation's Innovative Technology programme seeks to identify and contract for innovative medical products used in the clinical care of patients that offer an incremental benefit to patient care, or patient or health care worker safety. The process includes review by a clinical member council or task force to determine whether the technology represents an incremental advantage for providers. BioFlo products are manufactured with Endexo technology, a permanent and non-eluting integral polymer, designed to provide more resistance to the accumulation of platelets and thrombus for the life of the catheter.