January 9, 2023 – FlatTech LLC announced its EpiFaith® Syringe for epidural has received an Innovative Technology contract from Vizient, Inc. the nation’s largest member-driven health care performance improvement company. The contract was awarded based on the recommendation of EpiFaith® by hospital experts who serve on one of Vizient’s member-led councils, and it signifies to Vizient members unique qualities that potentially bring improvement to the health care industry.
Innovative Technology contracts are recommended after review and interaction with products submitted through Vizient’s Innovative Technology Program. Vizient member-led councils identify technologies that have the potential to enhance clinical care, patient safety, health care worker safety or improve business operations of health care organizations.
EpiFaith® is a visualized loss-of-resistance syringe that helps clinicians accurately and easily make epidural placements by providing a visual cue when the epidural space is reached. This takes the guesswork away and helps reduce the risk of accidental dural puncture and related complications. Implementation of EpiFaith® allows providers to have one hand free from holding the syringe, making the process of needle advancement more stable with both hands. As for challenging cases, EpiFaith® makes the real-time ultrasound-guided epidural placement practicable, helping reduce the difficulty and risk for high BMI patients and elder patients.