Cdex, Inc. (fka CDEX)

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This project involves the testing and evaluation of a photoemission spectroscopy unit (Valimed®) to verify infusion concentrations in a UK hospital setting

Findings will be announced as they become available

We will be testing two units within Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. The first will be used to validate test products made in our automated chemotherapy dispensing system, and the results compared with our normal in-house testing. We will use the second to validate its use in testing a range of drug and concentrations.

More details of the methods used for validation will be available in due course.

http://www.cpssq.org/Research/Themes/Design%20of%20Technology/Medication%20Safety/Medication%20Safety%20Projects/Using_photoemission_spectroscopy_infusion_concentrations.html

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The hospital tested 40-50 samples daily, at strengths and at variations below and above the proper dosage amount.

The device is now used at C.S. Mott and University Hospital, both in the U-M Health System. The next step, Stevenson said, is for the company to develop more signatures so that more drugs can be tested

The idea for the project started in 2004 when Stevenson learned that a colleague at the University of Utah was using a similar device to test narcotics being returned in their operating room. Stevenson contacted the company about developing applications to check intravenous drug compounds prepared in the pharmacy for accuracy.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080104120624.htm

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ISMP Institute for Safe Medication Practices
Heparin errors continue despite prior, high-profile, fatal events

From the July 17, 2008 issue

Direct medication validation technology such as ValiMed (www.valimed.com/index.htm), which uses enhanced photoemission spectroscopy to check accuracy, is also available (Kaakeh Y, et al. Enhanced photoemission spectroscopy for verification of high risk IV medications. Am J Health-Syst Pharm 2008;65:49-54).

It’s frustrating and tragic that heparin errors continue to happen and harm neonates. At this point, every hospital in the nation should be conducting a failure mode and effects analysis regarding the use of heparin in neonates, both in flush solutions and when added to infusate. We also need to think ahead and consider whether our solutions today will still be effective in tomorrow’s healthcare systems.

http://www.ismp.org/newsletters/acutecare/articles/20080717.asp?ptr=y

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I really believe having technology like this needs to be the standard around the country," Stevenson said in a prepared statement.

More information

The U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality offers patient advice on how to help prevent medical errors.

SOURCE: University of Michigan Health System, news release, Jan. 3, 2008

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/11/AR2008011103259.html

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http://www.cpssq.org/Funders/The%20Dunhill%20Medical%20Trust/Dunhill.html

http://www.cpssq.org/Funders/EPSRC/epsrc.html

http://www.cpssq.org/Funders/Health%20Foundation/health_foundation.html

http://www.cpssq.org/Funders/HPA/health_protection_agency.html

http://www.cpssq.org/Funders/National%20Institute%20for%20Health%20Research/nihr.html

http://www.cpssq.org/Funders/World%20Health%20Organisation/who.html

http://www.cpssq.org/Funders/Wellcome/wellcome.html

http://www.cpssq.org/Partners/Patient%20Safety%20Centres/Patient_safety_research_units.html

http://www.cpssq.org/Partners/Commercial/Commercial%20partners.html

http://www.cpssq.org/Partners/NAO/NAO.html

http://www.cpssq.org/Partners/NPSA/npsa.html

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http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS121630+15-Sep-2008+BW20080915

CDEX, Inc. 1700 Rockville Pike, Suite 400 Product type Laborgerät (Medication Validation Equipment)

TUVdotCOM ID: Certificate Number Type of Certificate Model designation
72060639 (Page 1 of 1) US + Canadian NRTL certificate ValiMed- 1.0

72081621 (Page 1 of 1) US + Canadian NRTL certificate ValiXXX- CCT 1.0 (X = A- Z; not safety- relevant)

US-TUVR-2979 (Page 1 of 1) USA CB certificate ValiMed- 1.0

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http://www.tuvdotcom.com/pi/web/DetailTestedProductCompanyByManufacturer.xml;jsessionid=675460F98B88B382CA2078F1AF3726E7?strUrlId=1&strUserId=1&strLevel=0&LanguageSelected=en-us&strManufacturer=131894&strProdID=560555&strTUVdotCOMID=Medication%20Validation%20Equipment&type=Mname

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21 February 2008

Imperial College Helathcare NHS Trust are working in partnership with Imperial College London to testi ValiMed™ in clinical pharmacy settings. The ValiMed Medication Validation System uses Enhanced Photoemission Spectroscopy to quickly validate high-risk medication admixtures.

http://www.cpssq.org/Latest/latest.html

21 February 2008

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Findings will be announced as they become available