New Sizes of Interrad Catheter Cleared by FDA

Interrad Medical Inc. has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for four new sizes of the SecurAcath subcutaneous catheter securement device. In response to requests from clinicians throughout the United States, Canada and Europe, the SecurAcath is available to secure 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 French (F) size intravenous catheters. Interrad markets the SecurAcath as the only catheter securement device that does not require sutures or adhesives, which, according to the company, enables fast, safe, and continuous securement. SecurAcath is designed to secure and stabilize catheters at the insertion site using a small, blunt anchor that deploys and holds virtually painlessly in the subcutaneous tissue just beneath the skin. The device secures for the life of the catheter. The SecurAcath also is designed to prevent catheter migration and pistoning, and allows for 360 degree site cleaning while secured. Because the device secures and removes faster than other catheters on the market, Interrad claims that it reduces costs. Also, the company asserts that cleaning is easier and infection rates are reduced due to less motion at the site of insertion. “Expanding from two to six sizes allows clinicians to use the SecurAcath on a wider range of catheters to meet their patients’ needs, and allows broader use throughout the hospital,” said Joe Goldberger, president and CEO of Interrad. The company plans to expand indications and catheter platforms the SecurAcath works on in the coming months. Based in Plymouth, Minn., Interrad Medical Inc. is a manufacturer of medical devices, specifically those designed for minimally invasive interventional and surgical procedures.