Design, development and preliminary assessment in a porcine model of a novel peripheral intravenous catheter aimed at reducing early failure rates

Doyle BJ, Kelsey LJ, Shelverton C, Abbate G, Ainola C, Sato N, Livingstone S, Bouquet M, Passmore MR, Wilson ES, Colombo S, Sato K, Liu K, Heinsar S, Wildi K, Carr PJ, Suen J, Fraser J, Li Bassi G, Keogh S. J Vasc Access DOI 10.1177/11297298221127760

Background: Peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) are the most commonly used invasive medical device, yet despite best efforts by end-users, PIVCs experience unacceptably high early failure rates. We aimed to design a new PIVC that reduces the early failure rate of in-dwelling PIVCs and we conducted preliminary tests to assess its efficacy and safety in a porcine model of intravenous access.