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Standard, off-the-shelf, sterile syringes and IV bags manufactured by a variety of companies are used by the system |
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Syringes (1 to 60 ml), IV bags (25 to 1000 ml) and drug vials (1 ml to 100 ml) can be loaded in any combination at one time, offering the user almost unlimited dose preparation options |
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Cross-contamination is virtually eliminated by the use of new sterile syringes for each fluid transfer |
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Production flexibility is maintained as both patient-specific and batch orders can occur within the same production run |
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Aspetic conditions and rigorous verification ensure the highest degree of patient safety |
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The system's ISO Class 5 environment allows production of non-hazardous (e.g., antibiotics) and hazardous drugs (e.g., chemotherapy) with greatly improved operator safety |
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Waste handling and system cleaning have been designed to meet high standards of hygiene and operator efficiency |
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System and data security is maintained by tiered access |
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Various levels of alerts/alarms signal if operator intervention is required |
