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0404 - Summary/Objective
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040501 - Follow up ref SDS 3 0000.
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0408 - Progress
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040901 - On 080905 Millie notified Steve at Bard that Kaiser scheduled another
040902 - CT test on 080911, and using the Power Port with a Lifeguard Huber
040903 - needle. ref SDS 3 OU8G
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040906 - The letter asks Bard about compatibility between the Lifeguard Huber
040907 - needle accessing the Bard Power Port for power injecting contrast
040908 - medium to perform CT tests. ref SDS 3 Y83V
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040911 - Steve called and left a message indicating the Lifeguard Huber needle
040912 - can be used with the Bard Power Port. ref SDS 3 4Q7V  He also sent a
040913 - letter to Millie that seemed ambiguous on the question presented.
040914 - ref SDS 3 4Q8V
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040917 - The test was performed on 080911 and the Lifeguard Huber needle worked
040918 - well with the Bard Power Port. ref SDS 4 LK3R  Preparing for the test
040919 - at Kaiser in Oakland, the CT Technologist was initially confused about
040920 - using the Lifeguard Huber needle. ref SDS 4 UE6L  This was resolved
040921 - because a few days earlier Bard sent a representative to provide
040922 - additional training and orientation on using the Bard Power Port.
040923 - ref SDS 4 JG43
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040926 - Today, called Steve at Bard...
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040928 -            Steve Sigl
040929 -            925 200 6419
040930 -            Bard
040931 -            District Manager
040932 -            steve.sigl@crbard.com
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040935 - During the call today, Steve said that, after he received Millie's
040936 - letter on 080905 notifying Bard that Kaiser in Oakland scheduled
040937 - another CT test for Millie on 080911 at 1330, and would be using
040938 - Millie's Bard Power Port, ref SDS 3 OU8G, he sent a Bard rep to the
040939 - Oakland CT Department to review manufacturer's Instructions for Use,
040940 - and with the intent to strengthen understanding in order to avoid
040941 - problems that occurred with Millie's CT test at Kaiser in Walnut Creek
040942 - on 080718.  Steve's report today, aligns with Angela's report
040943 - yesterday that she received guidance from Bard that helped perform
040944 - Millie's CT test at the Oakland CT Department. ref SDS 4 JG43
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040946 -        [On 080917 letter to medical team commends collaboration among
040947 -        Kaiser, UCSF, and Bard accomplishing Millie's CT test with new
040948 -        technology. ref SDS 5 SG4S
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040951 -        [On 081017 Kaiser in Walnut Creek investigating how Kaiser in
040952 -        Oakland handled laws about accessing a central venous artery
040953 -        with CT test equipment using a Power Port, ref SDS 6 8Y4N, and
040954 -        seemed to indicate that if legal issues are resolved, and the
040955 -        Power Port is accessed by qualified nurses in the Infusion
040956 -        Clinic, then support from the Power Port manufacturer is not
040957 -        needed. ref SDS 6 035K
040959 -  ..
040960 - Steve was pleased to hear that Millie's CT test yesterday was
040961 - successful using the Bard Power Port and in combination with the
040962 - Lifeguard Safety Infusion Set Huber needle.  He feels extra effort to
040963 - support the customer paid off in good results.
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040966 - Steve seemed to indicate that Kaiser's initiative ordering surgery on
040967 - 080502 to upgrade Millie's port to a Bard Power Port, ref SDS 2 WX6I,
040968 - and subsequent efforts to accomplish a successful test, listed on
040969 - 080502, ref SDS 2 VG5J, will enable Bard to help the CT Department at
040970 - Kaiser in Walnut Creek transition toward using this configuration.
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040973 - Demographics of an aging population favor transformation.  A growing
040974 - population getting treatment with chemotherapy will require regular CT
040975 - tests monitoring progress.  Successful treatments that extend
040976 - longevity will position more patients like Millie who are injured
040977 - because their veins become less able to tolerate repetitive needle
040978 - punctures, illustrated by the record on 080425. ref SDS 1 FP6F
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