New Sizes of Interrad Catheter Cleared by FDA

Interrad Medical Inc. has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for four new sizes of the SecurAcath subcutaneous catheter securement device. In response to requests from clinicians throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe, the SecurAcath is now 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 right 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 is also 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 less due to the lessened 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 SecurAcath device is currently available in the United States, Canada, and parts of Europe, in 3F to 8F sizes for use with intravenous catheters. 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 developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices, designed for minimally-invasive interventional and surgical procedures.