Among the most crowded booths at the recent annual meeting of the Association for Vascular Access was that of Access Scientific, makers of The WAND, which enables the Accelerated Seldinger Technique. This faster and safer means of placing central line catheters is expected to be available late this year, from Access Scientific.
Nurses often lined up two rows deep to see The WAND demonstrated by Dr. Steve Bierman, the Access CEO, and by VP Bill Bold. The WAND is designed to eliminate many of the risks associated with the widely used Modified Seldinger Technique. Risks of MST include accidental needlesticks, bleeding, contamination, embolism, and loss of cannulation.
Also at AVA, Access Scientific and Teleflex teamed to provide the first Nurse Certificate Program in the Accelerated Seldinger Technique.