>>>>>>>>>>Finally — the foley catheter alternative designed for sustaining life....
Vortex Medical intends replacing the foley catheter as the indwelling urinary catheter of choice for surgery. The Vortex ZDS™ catheter was engineered specifically to dramatically reduce Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections [CAUTIs]. A superior alternative to the foley could not come at a better time.
In October 2008 Medicare and Medicaid discontinued reimbursing hospitals for costs associated with Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections [CAUTIs]. Anyone offering a valid alternative to the foley catheter will have instant demand for this reason alone. The ZDS should reduce CAUTIs by at least 50%. Medical journal articles put the annual death toll in the United States alone approaching 50 thousand and the incidence of infection caused by foley catheters at over 600 thousand. Thousands of lives stand to be helped and over $4.5 billion in unnecessary healthcare system costs avoided by means of the ZDS invention.