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Article: Healthcare Industry Celebrates 25 Years of Advanced Pain Management With PCA Infusion System.
- Article from:
- Blood Weekly
- Article date:
- November 12, 2009
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Today Hospira, Inc. (NYSE:HSP) celebrates the 25th anniversary of its market-leading patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) infusion system. Introduced in 1984, Hospira's PCA was the first pump of its kind, revolutionizing pain management. It was a simple concept: patients know best when they are in pain, so allow them, within limits, to control their medication. Over the past 25 years, PCA technology has improved the safety and quality of care for patients around the world. With more than 53,000 units in use today and 60 percent market share, Hospira's PCA device has evolved into an essential pain management tool for healthcare professionals (see also Pain Management).
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