| Welcome to the ISIPS Newsletter | April 28, 2017 |
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Punctur-Guard Blood Collection Needle
The Punctur-Guard Blood Collection Needle is designed to work with any standard blood collection tube holder on the market and offers a unique internal blunting technology that is integral to the needle itself. This device blunts while inside the patient's vein, eliminating exposure to the sharp upon needle exit. In a study performed by Morbidity and Mortality Weekly, the Punctur-Guard Blood Collection Needle reduced needle sticks by 76%; the highest rate of any device studied! |
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Mum, son injured by needle at McDonald’s
A Hunter mum is investigating legal action against McDonald's, after she and her son received needle-stick injuries in a Newcastle restaurant. |
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Utah - Volunteer group cleaning up dangerous used syringes from streets and trails A small contingent of volunteers scoured a field off 600 West in Salt Lake City Wednesday afternoon looking for used drug syringes.They found many -- at least one with a mi
Utah - Volunteer group cleaning up dangerous used syringes from streets and trails
A small contingent of volunteers scoured a field off 600 West in Salt Lake City Wednesday afternoon looking for used drug syringes.They found many -- at least one with a mixture of blood and drugs still inside it.It was discarded a few dozen... |
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Gran’s horror at huge stash of used needles
A Wigan grandmother has collected dozens of dirty needles after discovering them on a family walk. |
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Mother finds mission in son's needle stick
She and her three children, Lotus, Vada and Cash, were perusing the pen aisle Dec. 2 when Cash found what he thought was a pen lying on the ground. |
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Shocking images reveal lives of children who call a rubbish dump home
Their lives have been documented by 36-year-old photographer Alexandre Sattler from Colmar, France. He discovered that families forage in the grime for items they can re-sell. |
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Medical waste found in unlocked trailer concerns Macedonia police and health officials
Summit County Public Health officials and Macedonia police are raising concerns after boxes and boxes of medical waste was found inside an unlocked trailer at a truck leasing lot on S. Freeway Drive. |
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VanishPoint® Blood Collection Set
The VanishPoint® Blood Collection Set, from Retractable Technologies, Inc., features automated in-vein retraction that effectively reduces the risk of needlestick injuries and blood exposure. The safety mechanism is activated by depressing a retraction trigger that is located near the finger-grip area. This allows for easy one-handed activation, without changes in hand position, while reducing the risk of inadvertent activation. The needle is retracted directly from the patient, virtually eliminating exposure to the contaminated needle. |
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Zika Virus
Of the 250 pregnant women who had confirmed Zika infection in 2016, 24 – or about 1 in 10 of them – had a fetus or baby with Zika-related birth defects, |
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VACUETTE® VISIO PLUS BLOOD COLLECTION NEEDLE
The VACUETTE® VISIO PLUS Blood Collection Needle with optical venipuncture control is a great help for phlebotomy personnel. The latest innovation from Greiner Bio-One at last brings vision to blood collection. When venipuncture has been carried out successfully, blood flow is visible in the view window in the transparent plastic hub of the needle. The VISIO PLUS also has advantages for the patient. Movement in the vein during penetration whilst searching for the vein lumen is sometimes painful for the patient: Due to the visible blood flow in the view window, this movement is avoided. The special cut of the needle tip makes penetration of the tissue a lot easier. The new VACUETTE® VISIO PLUS needle thus guarantees pain-free, stress-free venipuncture. |
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QLICKSMART BLADEFLASK
Qlicksmart BladeFLASK is the world’s pioneering single-handed blade remover to prevent injuries from removing scalpel blades. BladeFLASK is simple to use with a quick “push, click, and pull” action to remove and contain used scalpel blades. Used together with a hands-free passing technique, BladeFLASK can prevent up to 5 times more injuries than a safety scalpel. This easy-to-use solution provides a low cost alternative to safety scalpels for all scalpel users. Qlicksmart’s single-handed BladeFLASKs have safely removed over 70 million contaminated scalpel blades, and have prevented up to 150,000 injuries around the world.
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Packaging your drug in a prefillable syringe with a safety feature will provide protection for health care workers and patients against accidental needlestick injuries. The NovaGuard SA (Staked-needle Automatic) syringe system can be deployed using a single-handed technique to shield the exposed needle.
System Benefits
· Mitigates glass flange breakage
· Bulk packaging enables automated assembly
· Designed to prevent pre-activation
· Uses standard plunger rods
· Tamper resistant
To learn more about using the NovaGuard SA syringe system for your drug product, or for information on any of West’s injectable drug packaging or delivery system technologies, click here.
*For investigational use only by our pharmaceutical and biotechnology development partners. West markets the NovaGuard SA technology as an integrated system. Final assembly is completed by the pharmaceutical company.
West and the diamond logo and NovaGuard™ are trademarks or registered s of West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. in the United States and other jurisdictions.
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