Ivera Medical

curos disinfecting port protectors created by ivera medical are used on swab-able luer-activated valves to disinfect iv access ports within 3 minutes and act as a physical barrier to contamination for up to 7 days if not removed. nurses simply peel the seal off the cap and twist curos onto any needleless valve. inside curos, alcohol-saturated foam provides passive disinfection of the port, killing the organisms associated with catheter-related bloodstream infections. in line with 2011 ins standards of practice, curos’ luer-lock attachment ensures that ports stay clean between accesses. the bright green color enables visual verification—without creating confusion with other color-specific therapies. two dispenser options—the curos strip and individual curos—put caps where nurses need them and limit packaging waste. in a six-month controlled study by a university hospital on a 32-bed unit, curos contributed to an 86.2% decline in clabsis, a 92% reduction in contaminated blood cultures an