PHEONIX TM Needle
Background: Transmission of infectious agents during blood draws can either (a) cause infectious complications in patients receiving blood products or (b) erroneous infectious disease classification in infected patients as a result of normal skin flora which travel through the needle with routine blood draws.
Market:
Ø 100 – 150 patients per year (underestimated) die as a result of transfusion transmitted disease.
Ø Incidence is estimated at 1:250,000 transfusions
Ø Relevant sepsis mortality rate ranges 58 – 70%
Ø Current strategies for reduction (testing, inactivation) can be costly
Ø Economic and social concern for healthcare system
Ø >$100M in aggregate costs to hospital and healthcare venues
Product:
The PHEONIX TM Needle is a uniquely designed needle which will decrease the likelihood of infectious disease transmission at blood collection. the needle will fit standard blood collection sets for blood donation centers as well as for patient phlebotomy draws at medical centers and doctors offices and cost the same as a standard needle.
IP: Patent application for the Pheonix TM needle are pending
Background: Transmission of infectious agents during blood draws can either (a) cause infectious complications in patients receiving blood products or (b) erroneous infectious disease classification in infected patients as a result of normal skin flora which travel through the needle with routine blood draws.
Market:
Ø 100 – 150 patients per year (underestimated) die as a result of transfusion transmitted disease.
Ø Incidence is estimated at 1:250,000 transfusions
Ø Relevant sepsis mortality rate ranges 58 – 70%
Ø Current strategies for reduction (testing, inactivation) can be costly
Ø Economic and social concern for healthcare system
Ø >$100M in aggregate costs to hospital and healthcare venues
Product:
The PHEONIX TM Needle is a uniquely designed needle which will decrease the likelihood of infectious disease transmission at blood collection. the needle will fit standard blood collection sets for blood donation centers as well as for patient phlebotomy draws at medical centers and doctors offices and cost the same as a standard needle.
IP: Patent application for the Pheonix TM needle are pending
