Re: New IO Access Device

[Guest guest]

Is the drill system for adult IO?

Barry

[Guest guest]

That's the one that talked about during his Keynote at TDH. Texas based

(San I think).

Neat system in my BASIC soon to be INTERMEDIATE opinion.

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Dr. Bledsoe,

The device is called the 'EZIO' and is made by Vidacare. The device was

developed by the medical director for AMR in San , Dr. Larry . I

was able to use the device during animal studies and it is a really nice device.

Easy to insert, fast and safe. I would reccomend every agency take a look at

it. Their website is www.vidacare.com and it should be up later this evening

and will be updated with new information within the next three weeks. (I just

spoke with them) If you want to call them you can at .

Again, I would highly reccomend you take a look at it.

Later,

Steve Dralle

South Texas CES Manager

American Medical Response

RE: New IO Access Device

[Guest guest]

For those of you that were at the EMS Conference in San this year,

Dr. had a booth set up for the (VidaPort) EZ-IO. It is just one of many

medical devices he either has developed or is in the process of developing for

the betterment of Emergency Medicine. He was showing a video during the

conference, maybe he has a copy it if that he can send you so that you can see

and

learn all about it's conception, development, as well as what an awesome,

helpful device it truly is. Dr. is truly the epitome of dedication to

Emergency Medicine, I'm sure he'll be elated to tell and show you anything you

want

to know about it. Below is just a little snippet of info about him, VidaCare,

and the (VidaPort) EZ-IO

Cristi

EXCLUSIVE REPORTS

From the February 6, 2004 print edition

VidaCare expects to rollout new medical device soon

Mike W.

For trauma patients, the time it takes for an emergency tech to hook up an

intravenous tube, or IV, can often mean the difference between life and death.

VidaCare Corp., a San -based startup, believes it has a medical device

that can provide vascular access in as little as 10 seconds. The VidaPort, a

drill-like device, allows paramedics to skip the time-consuming task of

finding a usable vein in trauma patients and instead drills a hole directly into

the

patient's bone, where life-supporting fluids can flow directly into the

patient's bone marrow.

VidaCare officials are anticipating an announcement very soon from the U.S.

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on its application to begin marketing the

product. FDA approval is the final hurdle before the company can begin selling

the product to the general population.

" We should clear the FDA any day now and move into quick pre-market trials, "

says Jim Thomsen, VidaCare president.

VidaCare is projecting more than $7 million in sales for its VidaPort during

the first 18 months, Thomsen says, followed by exponential growth thereafter.

" This device will become the new standard of care in emergency medicine, "

Thomsen predicts.

In anticipation of the FDA's approval, the company has arranged to have the

new device manufactured at the Arriol International Corp. plant in Santo

Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Thomsen says that normally a major manufacturer like Arriol wouldn't touch a

small startup company like VidaCare. But in this case, Arriol's president,

Jesus Armenteros, happens to be Thomsen's friend. Thomsen says he met Armenteros

in the 1970s when Thomsen was the sales and marketing director for U.S.

Surgical Corp., and he helped Armenteros to get started in the medical device

business.

VidaCare was also one of the few Texas companies in the medical device field

to get funding in 2003, Thomsen adds. The company secured $3.63 million in

bridge and Series A funding in May 2003.

VidaCare was founded in 2001 by emergency room physician Larry . The

company develops technology for the University of Texas Health Science Center at

San (UTHSCSA). As such, UTHSCSA will share in the profits that result

from eventual sales of the device.

However, rather than taking its cut as a percentage of sales as has been its

normal practice, the university chose in this case to take stock in the

company instead.

" If the product hits like we expect, it will they will make more by taking

stock than they would have with a royalty licensing fee, " Thomsen says.

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[Guest guest]

The Medical Director for Blanco EMS, Larry , is involved in Vida-Care.

Here's a link he emailed me for an article about it:

http://www.uthscsa.edu/hscnews/singleformat.asp?newID=884 & SearchID=vidacare

Barry E. McClung, EMT-P