WHY AUDITING CATHETER DISLODGEMENT IS A PATIENT SAFETY MUST

Chris Cheney at HealthLeaders Media released an article related to IV Catheter Dislodgement, the potential impact, and the need to audit these types of occurrences. The article focuses on Nancy Moureau’s work in understanding the impact of IV dislodgement, and ultimately a call to action: Records should be tracked with IV dislodgement reports as a …

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Linear Health Sciences Announces Issuance of First US Patent

OKLAHOMA CITY – Linear Health Sciences today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued the company’s first patent related to its flagship product, the Orchid Safety Release Valve™. US Patent No. 9,861,805 B2 covers wide-ranging claims behind the needless connector for use in medical access devices such as IV catheters. “The …

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Linear Health Sciences’ selection for accelerator program demonstrates Oklahoma success

Linear Health’s Home State of OK Provides Excellent Support to the LHS Team and Mission. Linear Health’s home state of Oklahoma continues to support the long term goals of the company. A recently published article highlights some of Linear’s successes and forward thinking goals with a national support base. Soon, the team will be prepared …

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Linear Health Sciences’ Early Success Highlighted at SEMDA Medical Device Conference

Company’s Orchid Safety Release Valve Is Designed to Reduce Accidental IV Dislodgements ATLANTA, Georgia – The early success of Linear Health Sciences in developing its Orchid™ Safety Release Valve to prevent unwanted dislodgement of IV catheters was highlighted in a panel discussion at the recent annual conference of the Southeastern Medical Device Association (SEMDA). Dan …

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Linear Health Sciences Featured as ‘Start-Up to Watch’ from Medtech Strategist

Linear Health Sciences Poised to Make an Impact on the Infusion Disposables Market Fresh off the press – Linear Health Sciences is named as a ‘Start-Up to Watch’ from the premier trade press organization, Medtech Strategist. This signifies a tremendous uptick in interest in not only what the team is working on now, but where …

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New Medtech Accelerator Launches to Help Grow Southeast’s Presence in the Industry

A great new article on Linear Health’s latest partnership alongside GCMI out of Atlanta posted via hypopotamus. This collaboration brings with it resources that will help Linear Health bring the Orchid SRV to market in an even more robust and methodical fashion:   A new kind of focused accelerator has joined the Atlanta startup scene. The Global …

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IV safety valve dev Linear Health wins GCMI accelerator grant – Via MassDevice

                             Linear  Health Sciences was featured in MassDevice focused on the GCMI/LHS Partnership Medical device accelerator the Global Center for Medical Innovation has issued its 1st grant to Linear Health Sciences, developer of the Orchid safety release valve designed to prevent dislodgment …

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Linear Health Sciences Receives Grant to Work with Global Center for Medical Innovation

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma – Linear Health Sciences, developer of the Orchid™ Safety Release Valve (SRV), announced that it has received a substantial grant to work with the Global Center for Medical Innovation. GCMI is a comprehensive medical-device innovation center that guides the development and commercialization of new medical devices. Linear Health Sciences is the first …

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IV Dislodgement Is a Common Problem in Vascular Access, Clinicians Say

Portsmouth, N.H. – IV dislodgement is a near-daily problem for clinicians and their patients, according to a recent focus group of vascular access experts. The clinicians also reported there is a need for better technology to mitigate the potentially serious consequences of frequent IV dislodgements. “This research discussion addressed a frustrating problem that those of …

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