Maximus, a business unit of leading infusion therapy firm Medegen Inc., has announced that as a result of a Co-Marketing Agreement between C.R. Bard and Medegen Inc., the MaxPlus® Clear™ needleless access connector will now be included in peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) kits sold by Bard Access Systems. The agreement provides the extra benefits of the MaxPlus Clear product to users of Bard PowerPICC SOLO*, the newly launched PICC designed to provide the efficiency of power injection for contrast enhanced CT scans and PICC therapy combined with the simplicity of saline care and maintenance through its innovative valve technology.

The MaxPlus Clear Needleless Access Device is the first and only positive displacement connector that features complete visualization of the fluid path, which is shown to enhance patient care; leading to lower bloodstream infection and occlusion rates.

"We are pleased to join with Bard for this product initiative. PowerPICC SOLO combined with MaxPlus Clear helps medical practitioners meet the industry's directive to put measures in place to reduce the occurrence of bloodstream infections, occlusions, and usage of heparin," said Jeff Goble, President of Medegen. "We are very excited about the synergy of these two products and the benefits this system provides to both clinicians and patients."
The MaxPlus Clear Needleless Access Device will be packaged with all Bard PICC catheters and is also available directly from Maximus, a division of Medegen, as a sterile, pouched product.

The inclusion of MaxPlus Clear in Bard PICC kits offers customers the benefit of a needleless access device designed to assist in the reduction of common catheter complications such as bloodstream infection and catheter occlusion. These complications typically result from blood reflux in the catheter, poor flushing, and inadequate disinfection of the access port. MaxPlus Clear features Medegen's patented positive displacement technology, which provides a bolus of fluid to clear the catheter tip upon disconnection from the device. It also features Medegen's patented Tru-Swab® top which acts as a double sealed barrier to contamination and allows for true disinfection during pre-access swabbing and a clear housing minimizing the occurrence of poor flushing.

Medegen's MaxPlus Clear provides features not previously available to clinicians, and is new technology for the industry.

MaxPlus Clear answers the need of medical practitioners in a number of ways:

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