Access Vascular Teams Up WIth Capstone Health Alliance

Access Vascular Inc. (AVI) has formed a strategic partnership with regional group purchasing organization Capstone Health Alliance. The collaboration will provide Capstone’s hospital/health system members availability to Access Vascular’s MIMIX hydrophilic catheters. 
 
Access Vascular developed the MIMIX line of hydrophilic biomaterial catheters to improve patient outcomes in IV therapy. The devices, including the HydroMID midline catheter and the HydroPICC peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC), are crafted from a biomaterial that emulates the human body’s natural chemistry, addressing the common complications associated with traditional catheter use.
 
“Capstone is excited to partner with Access Vascular, as they understand the meaning behind value-based healthcare focused on improving clinical outcomes,” said Anita Zado, vice president of Clinical Services of Capstone. “As hospitals are driven to move away from finding savings at the SKU level and toward driving value with innovative outcome-based products, we are pleased to work with Access Vascular not just as a supplier, but as an industry partner.”
 
Clinical studies underscore the effectiveness of AVI’s U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-cleared devices, demonstrating a sixfold reduction in complications compared to standard catheters, while in vitro data showed a 99.99% reduction in bacterial adhesion.^1,2 For the more than 300 hospitals, independent health systems, and physician practices in Capstone’s network, this means potential cost savings and improved outcomes for their patients.
 
“Our partnership with Capstone Health Alliance accelerates our mission to improve vascular access outcomes across the country, by expanding the reach of our novel MIMIX catheters,” Access Vascular Founder/CEO James Biggins said. “By lowering the incidence of catheter thrombosis, phlebitis, and infections for Capstone’s network members, this agreement will help support clinicians and improve patient care.”
 
Headquartered in Asheville, N.C., Capstone Health Alliance is a regional group purchasing organization (GPO) that collaborates with hundreds of U.S. hospitals and thousands of healthcare providers. It delivers tangible savings and provides actionable data to enable informed supply chain decisions. 
 
Access Vascular was founded to address the most common and costly complications of intravenous therapy: infection, thrombosis, and phlebitis. Taking a foundationally different approach to thrombus reduction, the company manufactures intravenous catheters from a hydrophilic material. Engineered to mimic the body’s natural chemistry, Access Vascular catheters are designed to evade the foreign body response and complications that come with it. Its FDA-cleared products are HydroPICC and HydroMID. 

References
¹ Bunch J. A retrospective assessment of peripheral midline failures focusing on catheter composition. J InfusNurs. Sept/Oct 2022; 45(5):270-27
² LeRoy, K. J. 2023 Association for Vascular Access Scientific Meeting: Poster Abstracts. Journal of the Association for Vascular Access 1 May 2024; 29 (2): 51–66. doi: https://doi.org/10.2309/1557-1289-29.2.51