About – gedsa.org

Welcome to GEDSA

The Global Enteral Device Supplier Association (GEDSA) is a nonprofit trade association formed to establish a voice for addressing issues that face enteral device manufacturers, suppliers, and distributors, and to help introduce international standards for healthcare tubing connectors. Comprised of manufacturers, distributors, and suppliers worldwide, GEDSA facilitates information flow about the initiative, which is designed to increase patient safety and optimal delivery of enteral feeding by reducing the risk of tubing misconnections.

GEDSA developed and executed a communications plan to help organizations, clinicians, administrators, supply chain, and others transition to new proposed ISO standard connectors. This initiative is called Stay Connected. Thank you to leading experts from the following organizations for their support:

The Joint Commission
AAMI
American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
Feeding Tube Awareness Foundation
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices
Premier Safety Institute
Novation

The Stay Connected initiative for using safer connectors is a three-phase program. Through the Aware, Prepare, and Adopt phases, GEDSA will help facilitate a successful transition to safer connectors.

Interested in joining GEDSA? Contact [email protected]

GEDSA is a 501(c)(6) federal tax exempt Non-Profit Trade Association incorporated in the State of Ohio, USA. GEDSA’s mission is to promote initiatives surrounding safe and optimal delivery of enteral feeding and connectivity. It is GEDSA’s policy and the responsibility of every GEDSA member to comply in all respects with federal, state and international antitrust laws. Any discussion is strictly prohibited for the purpose of raising, lowering, or stabilizing prices; regulating production; allocating markets; encouraging boycotts; fostering unfair trade practices; or assisting monopolization at any GEDSA function. Any questions regarding the meaning or applicability of this policy, as well as any concerns regarding activities or discussions at GEDSA functions, should be promptly brought to the attention of GEDSA’s president, executive director and/or legal counsel.All material provided on the site is intended for informational purposes only and should not be used to replace regulatory or company-specific documents, nor should it replace the advice of a qualified professional. This information is based on the ISO 80369 standard; does not imply or suggest any regulatory clearance of any specific product and may not be predictive of clinical outcomes. Images provided do not imply endorsement of any specific product. All products and product designs are the responsibility of each specific legal manufacturer, distributor or supplier. Products with these design features may be pending regulatory clearance or may not be available in a specific geography. Consult your supplier representative for product-specific availability, indications, contraindications, precautions, and warnings.