Access Scientific

About Access Scientific

Access Scientific, LLC, founded in 2004, is a medical device company focused on commercializing its proprietary WAND™ technology for vascular access. The company is based in San Diego, California, and was established by the same team that developed the StatLock catheter stabilization devices. Their key innovation is the Accelerated Seldinger Technique (AST), designed to make catheter insertions faster, simpler, and safer than traditional methods.

The company's premier products include the POWERWAND™ midline catheter, the POWERWAND EDC (extended dwell catheter), and the CVC WAND™. The POWERWAND is a power-injectable midline made from ChronoFlex® C, a proprietary biomaterial. This material, combined with an atraumatic tip design, contributes to a low complication rate, with studies showing over 36,000 catheter-days with zero bloodstream infections. The POWERWAND EDC is a 6cm extended-dwell catheter cleared by the FDA for up to 29 days of use, offering the possibility of a 'one-stick hospitalization'. The CVC WAND is an air-competent, valved, peelable introducer sheath designed to reduce risks like bleeding and air embolism during central venous catheter placement. Access Scientific serves the hospital and healthcare facility market, aiming to help clinicians reduce central line days and hospital-acquired bloodstream infections. The business model revolves around the development and sale of these specialized vascular access devices, addressing a market estimated to be over $2.5 billion.