Lemer Pax signs a partnership for distributing ICUMedical’s Plum 360™ pump for the french nuclear medicine market
On 1 January 2024, Lemer Pax, world leader in innovation in the field of radiation protection, and ICU Medical, world leader in infusion systems, infusion consumables and intensive care products, signed a partnership for distributing the Plum 360TM pump for the French Nuclear Medicine market.
This collaboration is part of the marketing of Theranojet®ARA, Lemer Pax’s new secure shielded injection system for theranostic products, co-developed and patented with Paris region university hospitals AP-HP (Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris).
A fast-growing discipline, RadioPharmaceutical Therapy (RPT) uses the physical properties of atoms to fight cancer cells from inside the body. The recent revolution lies in the formidable potential offered by the development of new isotopes associated with new molecules capable of targeting several types of cancer.
However, despite the extremely promising clinical results, the administration of these new molecules, labelled with 177Lu for example, with 177Lu-DOTATATE for treating inoperable neuroendocrine tumours, as well as 177 Lu-PSMA-617 for specific prostate indications, entails an external contamination and radiation exposure risk for medical staff.
The Lemer Pax teams wanted to support these developments by offering healthcare professionals a way of improving the management of these personalised, targeted treatments, intended to be administered intravenously, with a reliable, easy-to-use and ultra-safe solution Theranojet®ARA – tailored to these new treatments and equipped with the Plum 360TM pump from the American company ICU Medical.
The Plum 360TM infusion pump from ICU Medical
ICU Medical’s Plum 360TM dual-channel infusion pump is a particularly fitting solution for the constraints of treatments requiring slow, precise intravenous administration, and has already proven effective and reliable in hospital oncology and intensive care departments.
The fully programmable pump is wholly adapted to complex infusion protocols, offering alternating and simultaneous modes of operation, using bags and/or syringes.
Unique on the market, the Plum 360TM pump is one of the only infusion pumps to offer a fully effective dual channel, enabling two products to be administered alternately or simultaneously via a single tube.
Its incorporation into the Theranojet®ARA shielded system dedicated to the world of nuclear medicine, and more specifically into the administration of radiopharmaceutical products, makes perfect sense, as it addresses the problems encountered with the “Phlebo” method, which has been the predominant method used until now. Using the Plum 360TM pump means you can control the volume concentration of the product by controlling the injection rate, and also make administration safer by using alarms to reduce the risk of occlusion.
Thanks to the high position of the vial fitted with its vial shield, and the kinetics enabling the vial to be turned over (patented by the Paris region university hospitals), the Plum 360TM infusion pump can inject the radiopharmaceutical drug in full by rinsing the vial completely, thereby recovering all the residual activity and transferring it to the patient.
Equipped with pressure sensors and an air bubble detector, the Plum 360TM pump guarantees complete patient safety, preventing any risk of injection in the event of extravasation and air bubble injection. The cartridge-equipped kit also incorporates a bubble trap to reduce air detection alarms. This minimises the radiation exposure of the medical teams around the device during treatment administration.
Drawing on its expertise in radiation protection and medical devices, Lemer Pax will provide specific maintenance for Theranojet®ARA.
The unique capabilities of the Plum 360TM infusion system can help reduce the risk of medication errors, simplify infusion set-up and provide peace of mind for nursing staff. For the 7th year running, the Plum 360TM pump has won the Best in KLAS award as “the world’s top-performing pump”, in particular for its “dual-channel” design
Plum 360TM presentation document (P-22-4788-R2-EMEA-FR)
The ergonomic, ultra-safe Theranojet®ARA injection system dedicated to therapy
For a department like ours, which carries out a lot of RadioPharmaceutical Therapy treatments, Theranojet®ARA is a valuable ally in limiting our exposure to ionising radiation and reducing the risk of contamination of equipment and premises.
Les équipes du service de Médecine Nucléaire de l’hôpital Beaujon AP-HP (Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris)
Using the Plum 360TM infusion pump significantly reduces medical staff exposure to ionising radiation, by allowing the dual channels to operate simultaneously, thereby reducing the activity concentration present in the tubing thanks to the dilution of the radiopharmaceutical product.
Finally, keeping pace with developments in the nuclear medicine sector, the Theranojet®ARA shielded injection system has been specially designed to also enable the future administration of new innovative radiopharmaceutical drugs, making this system one of the safest solutions on the market today… and in the future.
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