NeoMed is a global volume leader for the manufacture of ENFit (standard and low dose) and oral/enteral syringes serving the neonatal community since 2007. The Global Enteral Device Supplier Association (GEDSA) recently released an ENFit Connector Conversion Schedule, which establishes a timeline for member manufacturers to phase out the manufacture of legacy feeding devices and transition adapters.
NeoMed supports this patient safety initiative and encourages manufacturers, healthcare professionals, hospital purchasing departments and distributors to use this schedule to coordinate ENFit implementation. Transitioning to the safer ENFit enteral connector is crucial to the advancement of patient safety.
NeoMed supports this patient safety initiative and encourages manufacturers, healthcare professionals, hospital purchasing departments and distributors to use this schedule to coordinate ENFit implementation. Transitioning to the safer ENFit enteral connector is crucial to the advancement of patient safety.
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NeoMed develops innovative enteral collection and delivery products supporting the specialized feeding and medication dosing needs of the low birth weight, neonatal and pediatric patient. We are committed to improve patient outcomes through product designs that meet safety, clinical, and regulatory guidelines while supporting cost containment objectives.
NeoMed has released our ENFit solution for the Pharmacy and NICU into commercial distribution to meet the demands of the clinical community. ISO 80369 is an international series of standards created to establish requirements for small-bore connectors for liquids and gases, making it difficult, if not impossible, for unrelated delivery systems to be connected.
Since our inception, NeoMed has been a dedicated manufacturer of the highest quality neonatal and pediatric products focused on patient safety and cost-effective solutions. NeoMed continues to develop new enteral devices that raise standards in the collection, storage, delivery and tracking of nutrition.
Closed system administration is the accepted clinical standard for the delivery of enteral feeds. Yet, the typical gravity feeding process is to use a standard syringe barrel and remove the plunger to facilitate flow. This method exposes the nutrition to open air, breaching the closed system standard.
A policy for hang time for human milk and infant formulas and feeding sets must be established in each facility. Hang times for human milk and formula in the NICU or for other immune-suppressed patients should be 4 hours or less. Infant Feedings: Guidelines for Preparation of Human Milk and Formula in Health care Facilities.
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Joe Filer
Oct 08, 2015
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