B. Braun Announces PINNACLE™ TPN Management System/CPR+ Interface

BETHLEHEM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--B. Braun Medical Inc (www.bbraunusa.com), a global leader in innovative healthcare products and services, today announced that its award-winning PINNACLE™ TPN Management System, a medical device that improves patient safety and compounding efficiency when pharmacies compound intravenous (IV) formulations, can be easily integrated with the home infusion therapy industry’s leading information system, CPR+ v8.0. Created and distributed by Definitive Homecare Solutions (D.H.S.), CPR+ is used by more than 800 home infusion providers nationwide.

The interface requires no information technology (IT) implementation and no need for manual input because the interface is barcode-driven. After the TPN calculations are performed by CPR+, a barcode is printed on the TPN Worksheet which can be scanned into the PINNACLE TPN Management System, making the procedure efficient and helping reduce transcription errors.

“The collaboration between B. Braun’s PINNACLE TPN Management System and CPR+ provides a seamless integration,” said Rob Albert, Vice President of Pharmacy Marketing for B. Braun Medical Inc. “This alliance will allow customers to streamline their TPN process for improved safety and efficiency. Helping our customers improve safety continues to be a major focus at B. Braun.”

“We’re very pleased to be the exclusive software provider offering an interface to this innovative and time-saving device,” agreed Jeff Johnston, D.H.S. Co-Owner. “We’ve talked to our customers who are using the PINNACLE / CPR+ interface and they love it.”

The B. Braun PINNACLE TPN Management System received the 2007 Gold Medical Device Excellence Award for advancement in design.

About B. Braun

B. Braun is the recipient of the 2007 Frost & Sullivan Medical Technology Global Excellence Award for its excellence in helping healthcare providers improve the lives of their patients. B. Braun Smart Pumps have achieved “Best in KLAS^®” for Smart Pump Technology, 2007.

Since its founding in 1839, B. Braun has built an unparalleled store of knowledge and expertise in delivering innovative healthcare products, medical devices and programs that enhance working processes in hospitals, alternate care settings and medical practices—increasing safety for patients, doctors and nurses. Its 35,000 employees worldwide are proud of their commitment to translating customer needs into products with unmatched quality, superior technology, cost-effectiveness and environmental responsibility.

Through its “Sharing Expertise®” initiative, B. Braun promotes best practices for continuous improvement of healthcare products and services. For more information about B. Braun or its safety healthcare products, call 800-854-6851, email us at inquiry@bbraun.com or visit B. Braun at www.bbraunusa.com.

About D.H.S. / CPR+

D.H.S. is the leading business software provider for the Home Infusion, HME and Specialty Pharmacy markets. With over 800 active customer locations, more companies use CPR+ than all the other systems combined. Our mission is the same today as it was in 1993 – to cultivate passionate customer loyalty by providing the most powerful, user-friendly, and technologically advanced software combined with the industry’s best training and customer support services. For more information on D.H.S. or CPR+, contact Will Fleshman at 866-277-4876 or via email at Will@cprplus.com.