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Report Summary

  • 43

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    62% of other websites

  • 89

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 71% of websites

  • 75

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    35% of websites

  • 68

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    28% of websites

medex.com

ICU Medical – ClearGuard HD

Page Load Speed

2.8 sec in total

First Response

133 ms

Resources Loaded

2.3 sec

Page Rendered

346 ms

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About Website

Click here to check amazing Medex content. Otherwise, check out these important facts you probably never knew about medex.com

The ClearGuard™ HD antimicrobial barrier cap is the first and only device available for sale in the US that kills infection causing bacteria inside a hemodialysis catheter hub.

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Key Findings

We analyzed Medex.com page load time and found that the first response time was 133 ms and then it took 2.6 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is a poor result, as 50% of websites can load faster.

Performance Metrics

medex.com performance score

43

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value4.8 s

11/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value6.5 s

9/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value8.1 s

21/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value440 ms

64/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0

100/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value8.6 s

37/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

medex.com

133 ms

medex

884 ms

fonts.min.css

78 ms

normalize.min.css

79 ms

styles.min.css

122 ms

Our browser made a total of 83 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 1% of them (1 request) were addressed to the original Medex.com, 75% (62 requests) were made to Smiths-medical.com and 5% (4 requests) were made to A.collective-media.net. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (1.1 sec) relates to the external source Smiths-medical.com.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 1.7 MB (65%)

Content Size

2.6 MB

After Optimization

919.0 kB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Medex.com main page is 2.6 MB. This result falls beyond the top 1M of websites and identifies a large and not optimized web page that may take ages to load. 65% of websites need less resources to load. Javascripts take 1.5 MB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-79%

Potential reduce by 172.6 kB

  • Original 218.0 kB
  • After minification 192.1 kB
  • After compression 45.5 kB

HTML content can be minified and compressed by a website’s server. The most efficient way is to compress content using GZIP which reduces data amount travelling through the network between server and browser. This page needs HTML code to be minified as it can gain 25.9 kB, which is 12% of the original size. It is highly recommended that content of this web page should be compressed using GZIP, as it can save up to 172.6 kB or 79% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-18%

Potential reduce by 94.6 kB

  • Original 526.0 kB
  • After minification 431.4 kB

Image size optimization can help to speed up a website loading time. The chart above shows the difference between the size before and after optimization. Obviously, Medex needs image optimization as it can save up to 94.6 kB or 18% of the original volume. The most popular and efficient tools for JPEG and PNG image optimization are Jpegoptim and PNG Crush.

JavaScript Optimization

-74%

Potential reduce by 1.1 MB

  • Original 1.5 MB
  • After minification 1.3 MB
  • After compression 403.1 kB

It’s better to minify JavaScript in order to improve website performance. The diagram shows the current total size of all JavaScript files against the prospective JavaScript size after its minification and compression. It is highly recommended that all JavaScript files should be compressed and minified as it can save up to 1.1 MB or 74% of the original size.

CSS Optimization

-87%

Potential reduce by 269.2 kB

  • Original 308.2 kB
  • After minification 295.9 kB
  • After compression 39.0 kB

CSS files minification is very important to reduce a web page rendering time. The faster CSS files can load, the earlier a page can be rendered. Medex.com needs all CSS files to be minified and compressed as it can save up to 269.2 kB or 87% of the original size.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 44 (60%)

Requests Now

73

After Optimization

29

  • AJAX
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 73 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of Medex. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 25 to 1 for JavaScripts and from 12 to 1 for CSS and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

medex.com

medex.com

133 ms

medex

medex

884 ms

fonts.min.css

fonts.min.css

78 ms

normalize.min.css

normalize.min.css

79 ms

styles.min.css

styles.min.css

122 ms

jquery.safari-checkbox.css

jquery.safari-checkbox.css

80 ms

jquery.selectbox.css

jquery.selectbox.css

85 ms

jquery.jcarousel.connected-carousels.css

jquery.jcarousel.connected-carousels.css

83 ms

jquery.ui.css

jquery.ui.css

114 ms

jquery.colorbox.css

jquery.colorbox.css

118 ms

jquery.bxslider.css

jquery.bxslider.css

118 ms

jquery-1.10.2.min.js

jquery-1.10.2.min.js

151 ms

jquery-migrate-1.2.1.min.js

jquery-migrate-1.2.1.min.js

135 ms

jquery.colorbox.js

jquery.colorbox.js

168 ms

css

css

42 ms

css

css

74 ms

jquery.prettyPhoto.js

jquery.prettyPhoto.js

168 ms

prettyPhoto.css

prettyPhoto.css

169 ms

WebResource.axd

WebResource.axd

176 ms

ScriptResource.axd

ScriptResource.axd

200 ms

ScriptResource.axd

ScriptResource.axd

198 ms

brand

brand

39 ms

show_afs_search.js

show_afs_search.js

44 ms

jscript.js

jscript.js

166 ms

jquery.hoverIntent-1.8.0.min.js

jquery.hoverIntent-1.8.0.min.js

167 ms

jquery.checkbox.min.js

jquery.checkbox.min.js

167 ms

jquery.carouFredSel-5.2.3-packed.js

jquery.carouFredSel-5.2.3-packed.js

168 ms

jquery.jcarousel.js

jquery.jcarousel.js

251 ms

placeholders.min.js

placeholders.min.js

254 ms

jquery.jcarousel.connected-carousels.js

jquery.jcarousel.connected-carousels.js

256 ms

jquery-ui.js

jquery-ui.js

338 ms

jquery.bxslider.js

jquery.bxslider.js

257 ms

jquery.selectbox-0.2.min.js

jquery.selectbox-0.2.min.js

256 ms

ss.js

ss.js

258 ms

jscriptend.js

jscriptend.js

259 ms

addthis_widget.js

addthis_widget.js

16 ms

brand

brand

25 ms

analytics.js

analytics.js

13 ms

logo.png

logo.png

123 ms

FINAL_Shortened_1000_ML_46239.png

FINAL_Shortened_1000_ML_46239.png

1114 ms

FS113.jpg

FS113.jpg

646 ms

MX92133L.jpg

MX92133L.jpg

157 ms

MicroBore_ExtensionSets.png

MicroBore_ExtensionSets.png

156 ms

MicroBoreT-Connectors.png

MicroBoreT-Connectors.png

159 ms

SmallBoreExtensionSets.png

SmallBoreExtensionSets.png

184 ms

UltraSmBoreExtSet_MX448HFpng.png

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705 ms

20dropGravitySet_SM5009.png

20dropGravitySet_SM5009.png

189 ms

SM872M.jpg

SM872M.jpg

460 ms

ajax-loader.gif

ajax-loader.gif

461 ms

Smiths_NewFooter.jpg

Smiths_NewFooter.jpg

469 ms

arrow-up.png

arrow-up.png

463 ms

collect

collect

86 ms

search-icon.png

search-icon.png

398 ms

icon-add-to-inquiry.png

icon-add-to-inquiry.png

398 ms

icon-add-to-brochure.png

icon-add-to-brochure.png

398 ms

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0-2-2-0-097-097-097-030.png

399 ms

icon-print.png

icon-print.png

400 ms

icon-share.png

icon-share.png

401 ms

Smiths_Hero_Desktop_BRANDS_Medex.jpg

Smiths_Hero_Desktop_BRANDS_Medex.jpg

432 ms

hero-shadow.png

hero-shadow.png

403 ms

small-arrows2.png

small-arrows2.png

403 ms

arrow-first-disabled.png

arrow-first-disabled.png

416 ms

arrow-prev-disabled.png

arrow-prev-disabled.png

431 ms

arrow-next-active.png

arrow-next-active.png

465 ms

arrow-last-active.png

arrow-last-active.png

563 ms

DINWeb-Medium.woff

DINWeb-Medium.woff

512 ms

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cJZKeOuBrn4kERxqtaUH3aCWcynf_cDxXwCLxiixG1c.ttf

5 ms

MTP_ySUJH_bn48VBG8sNSonF5uFdDttMLvmWuJdhhgs.ttf

MTP_ySUJH_bn48VBG8sNSonF5uFdDttMLvmWuJdhhgs.ttf

12 ms

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13 ms

DINWebPro-Bold.woff

DINWebPro-Bold.woff

519 ms

DINWeb.woff

DINWeb.woff

520 ms

300lo.json

300lo.json

43 ms

overlay.png

overlay.png

183 ms

empty.png

empty.png

185 ms

checkbox.png

checkbox.png

185 ms

sh.8e5f85691f9aaa082472a194.html

sh.8e5f85691f9aaa082472a194.html

51 ms

layers.e5ea973510bf60b3db41.js

layers.e5ea973510bf60b3db41.js

33 ms

datapair

datapair

44 ms

datapair

datapair

31 ms

datapair

datapair

33 ms

datapair

datapair

34 ms

pixel

pixel

17 ms

pixel

pixel

14 ms

Accessibility Review

medex.com accessibility score

89

Accessibility Issues

Contrast

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

Impact

Issue

High

Background and foreground colors do not have a sufficient contrast ratio.

Navigation

These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.

Impact

Issue

High

Heading elements are not in a sequentially-descending order

Names and labels

These are opportunities to improve the semantics of the controls in your application. This may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Impact

Issue

High

Form elements do not have associated labels

Best Practices

medex.com best practices score

75

Areas of Improvement

Trust and Safety

Impact

Issue

High

Does not use HTTPS

High

Includes front-end JavaScript libraries with known security vulnerabilities

Low

Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks

User Experience

Impact

Issue

High

Serves images with low resolution

General

Impact

Issue

Low

Detected JavaScript libraries

SEO Factors

medex.com SEO score

68

Search Engine Optimization Advices

Crawling and Indexing

To appear in search results, crawlers need access to your app.

Impact

Issue

High

Links are not crawlable

Content Best Practices

Format your HTML in a way that enables crawlers to better understand your app’s content.

Impact

Issue

High

Document doesn't have a valid hreflang

Mobile Friendly

Make sure your pages are mobile friendly so users don’t have to pinch or zoom in order to read the content pages. [Learn more](https://developers.google.com/search/mobile-sites/).

Impact

Issue

High

Document doesn't use legible font sizes

High

Tap targets are not sized appropriately

Language and Encoding

  • Language Detected

    EN

  • Language Claimed

    N/A

  • Encoding

    UTF-8

Language claimed in HTML meta tag should match the language actually used on the web page. Otherwise Medex.com can be misinterpreted by Google and other search engines. Our service has detected that English is used on the page, and neither this language nor any other was claimed in <html> or <meta> tags. Our system also found out that Medex.com main page’s claimed encoding is utf-8. Use of this encoding format is the best practice as the main page visitors from all over the world won’t have any issues with symbol transcription.

Social Sharing Optimization

medex.com

Open Graph description is not detected on the main page of Medex. Lack of Open Graph description can be counter-productive for their social media presence, as such a description allows converting a website homepage (or other pages) into good-looking, rich and well-structured posts, when it is being shared on Facebook and other social media. For example, adding the following code snippet into HTML <head> tag will help to represent this web page correctly in social networks: