WAYNE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE: TFX), a leading global provider of medical technologies for critical care and surgery, has announced its Anesthesia Division has signed two new group purchasing agreements with HealthTrust, one for laryngeal mask airways and the other for pain management solutions.
The new agreement for laryngeal mask airways, which became effective March 15, 2016, provides HealthTrust’s 1,400 plus member hospitals with access to Teleflex’s wide range of single-use and reusable LMA® Airways. LMA® Airway Management solutions from Teleflex support the use of advanced anesthesia techniques to help clinicians improve patient outcomes and manage healthcare costs. The LMA® brand offers a range of innovative airway management devices, including Cuff Pilot™ Technology, a cuff pressure indicator for single-use airway management devices. This technology enables clinicians to confirm that the inserted cuff is properly inflated and to monitor pressure levels, reducing the risk of airway leaks and trauma.
The second new agreement, effective May 1, 2016, will offer a full line of Arrow® Regional Anesthesia products, including continuous nerve block kits and sets, epidural catheters and kits, peripheral nerve block needles and pain management accessories. The Arrow® Pain Management portfolio from Teleflex includes products designed to improve patients’ post-operative pain experience.
“Teleflex is pleased to offer such an extensive line of products to the HealthTrust membership,” said Justin McMurray, President, Anesthesia and Emergency Medicine, Teleflex. “Agreements like these demonstrate our commitment to working with all parties in the healthcare system to expand access to technology that helps clinicians improve outcomes while reducing healthcare costs.”
About Teleflex Incorporated
Teleflex is a global provider of medical technologies designed to improve the health and quality of people’s lives. We apply purpose driven innovation – a relentless pursuit of identifying unmet clinical needs – to benefit patients and healthcare providers. Our portfolio is diverse, with solutions in the fields of vascular and interventional access, surgical, anesthesia, cardiac care, urology, emergency medicine and respiratory care. Teleflex employees worldwide are united in the understanding that what we do every day makes a difference. For more information, please visit teleflex.com.
Teleflex is the home of Arrow®, Deknatel®, Hudson RCI®, LMA®, Pilling®, Rusch® and Weck® – trusted brands united by a common sense of purpose.
About HealthTrust
HealthTrust (legally known as Healthtrust Purchasing Group, L.P.) is committed to strengthening provider performance and clinical excellence through an aligned membership model and the delivery of total cost management solutions, including supply chain solutions and a contract and service portfolio unparalleled in quality, scope and value. HealthTrust (www.healthtrustpg.com) serves more than 1,400 acute care facilities and members in 22,600 other locations, including ambulatory surgery centers, physician practices, long-term care and alternate care sites. Headquartered in Brentwood, Tenn., HealthTrust is closely integrated with the proven capabilities of Parallon Business Solutions, LLC (www.parallon.com), a leading provider of healthcare business and operational services, including revenue cycle management, workforce and technology solutions. On Twitter @healthtrustpg and @parallonconnect.
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