The Sherlock 3CG™ Tip Confirmation System (TCS) Clinical Study
Getting to the heart of the matter…
Using X-ray to confirm PICC tip placement exposes patients to harmful radiation and delays medical therapy. The Sherlock 3CG+™ TCS gets to the heart of this problem by using an adult and pediatric patient's cardiac electrical activity when approaching the superior vena cava to position the tip of the PICC in close proximity to the cavoatrial junction (CAJ). Final tip location is confirmed by the nurse at the bedside and infusion therapy can begin immediately without the need for a confirmatory chest x-ray.
In a clinical study, 99.1% of 114 PICCs were placed at the CAJ or within +/- 1 cm using BD Tip Confirmation Technology.4