The NTrainer™ System 2.0 is the only FDA Class
II biofeedback device designed to help newborns and infants born
prematurely develop their non-nutritive sucking skills needed for
independent oral feeding.
DUBLIN,
Ohio, Aug. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cardinal
Health (NYSE: CAH) announced today the launch of its next
generation NTrainer™ System 2.0, a medical device designed to help
premature and newborn infants develop the oral coordination skills
important for the transition to independent feeding faster, thus
helping to reduce their neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) length
of stay. Through real-time assessment technology, the NTrainer™
System provides clinicians with the objective data they need to
track the progress of an infant in developing pre-feeding skills,
while providing parents confidence in their infants' progress and
potential to thrive after discharge.
The NTrainer™ System improves crucial key pre-feeding
skills in newborns and preterm infants known as non-nutritive suck
(NNS). NNS is critical for the safe transition from feeding tubes
to breast or bottle — a developmental milestone for preterm infants
and recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics as criteria
for discharge from the NICU. By utilizing Cardinal Health's
patented technology for improving NNS proficiency, the NTrainer™
has been clinically proven to improve feeding outcomes while also
reducing length of NICU stay.
"The NTrainer™ System demonstrates Cardinal Health's
investment in innovation to help improve patient outcomes and
increase caregiver confidence while providing objective data
important for delivering consistent patient care," said
Steve Mason, CEO of Cardinal
Health's Medical Segment. "The NTrainer™ System will help some of
our most vulnerable patients at the beginning of life through the
first and only biofeedback device to improve NNS patterns in
newborns and infants born prematurely."
The next generation NTrainer™ System 2.0, in comparison to
the first generation NTrainer™, is smaller, more intuitive and
easier to integrate into feeding protocols, while still providing
consistent, repeatable assessment and therapy. It is designed to
support proper suck-swallow-breathe coordination in premature
infants to reduce time to achieve full oral feeding.
Cardinal Health has one of the largest healthcare medical supply
chains in the U.S., with a nutritional delivery portfolio that
includes the globally recognized Kangaroo™ brand, including the
Kangaroo™ enteral feeding pumps and sets portfolio, the
Kangaroo™ Feeding Tube with IRIS Technology, and other adult,
pediatric and neonatal enteral feeding products.
"We have a real commitment to and pride in our enteral
access and nutritional delivery device portfolio. Our Kangaroo™
brand of products is an industry leader and mainstay, and our
investment in the NTrainer™ System rounds out our offerings in this
space," said Kelley Moffett, Senior
Vice President, Global Products, Medical Segment, Cardinal
Health.
For more information on the NTrainer™ System 2.0, please
visit us here.
About Cardinal Health
Cardinal Health is a distributor of pharmaceuticals, a global
manufacturer and distributor of medical and laboratory products,
and a provider of performance and data solutions for health care
facilities. With 50 years in business, operations in 30 countries
and approximately 46,500 employees globally, Cardinal Health is
essential to care. Information about Cardinal Health is available
at cardinalhealth.com.
Contacts:
Media: Kristin Larsen,
kristin.larsen@cardinalhealth.com, 614-757-3653
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