Industry leading needlefree technology designed to reduce the risk of bacterial contamination while improving both healthcare worker and patient safety.
Can be used on all peripheral, arterial, and central venous catheters.
Dedicated internal fluid path and reverse split-septum design.
A proven track record for assisting in the fight against CRBSI.1
Saline flush option can eliminate the use of heparin.
Infusion Therapy > Needlefree Vascular Access Devices > Clave®
The Clave's mechanically and microbiologically closed system helps protect the patient's catheter from contamination that can otherwise lead to bloodstream infections.
The Clave features a unique passive technology that cannot accept a needle, ensuring compliance with needlefree policies. The Clave can be used on all peripheral, arterial, and central venous catheters for the administration of IV fluids or medication, and can be used with blood products. No additional components or adapters are required to access the device, and no end caps are required for sterility. Featuring a dedicated internal fluid path, at no time does the internal fluid path come into contact with the exterior or outer housing of the Clave.
Split-septum is noted in the CDC guidelines as a preferred design feature for connectors.2
Straight fluid path allows for clearing of blood and blood residual with low flush volumes.3
Minimal deadspace (also referred to as residual volume) of 0.06 mL allows for lower flush volumes.
Flat smooth swabbable surface for ease of disinfection.
Allows a saline flush option, which can eliminate the risk of Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT).
Clamping sequence not required, reducing educational burden and risk of error.
Approved for use with power injectors.
When the Clave is not being accessed, the silicone seal forms a safe, swabbable barrier to bacterial ingress.
Upon luer access, the silicone seal is depressed and the fluid path windows are exposed through the device's split septum.
Fluid is either infused or aspirated through the connector and catheter via the dedicated straight internal fluid path.
Technical Specifications
Drug Compatibility
Needle-free Connectors: Split Septum vs. Mechanical Valve…Can this classification model predict infection risk? By Marcia Ryder, PhD MS RN. APIC 2010 Satellite Symposium, Tuesday, July 13th, 2010. Running time: 1hr. 27min. Click Here to View the Seminar >
A Needleless Closed System Device (Clave®) Protects From Intravascular Catheter Tip and Hub Colonization: A Prospective Randomized Study (74 KB)Bouza E., et al. Journal of Hospital Infection 2003; 54: 279–287
The Potential for Catheter Microbial Contamination from a Needleless Connector (71 KB)Brown J.D., et al. Journal of Hospital Infection 1997; 36:181-189
Increased Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection Rates After the Introduction of a New Mechanical Valve Intravenous Access Port (73 KB)Maragakis L., Bradley K., et al. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 2006, vol. 27, no. 1; 67-70
Bacterial Transfer Through NeedleFree Connectors: Comparison of Nine Different Connectors (73 KB)Ryder M., et al. Presented at the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Annual Scientific Meeting, April, 2007
Significantly Decreased Rate of Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections After Discontinuation of a Luer Access Device At an Academic Medical Center (72 KB)Moore C., et al. From posters presented at the 2009 SHEA and 2010 APIC Annual Meetings and Facing the Challenge of CR-BSIs. Managing Infection Control; November, 2009
Evaluation of the Clave Technology and Resistance to Microbial Ingress (100 KB)2008
The Clave® connector: meeting functional specifications when exposed to high-risk infusates over a 72-hour period (71 KB)
Disinfect to Protect
Administer or Aspirate
Flush After Each Use
