Bone Marrow Collection System

Safety Product Category

Bone Marrow Collection System

Specialized tools to collect bone marrow while protecting health care workers. Newer systems do not require needles and minimize blood spraying. Specialized Bone Marrow collection systems are available that eliminates the concern of spillage, spraying of bone marrow and open containers.

BODILY FLUID ABSORBENT PAD

Safety Product Category

Bodily Fluid Absorbent Pad

Bodily fluid absorbent pads help hospital personnel to better manage potentially biohazardous fluids and irrigation solutions encountered in the operating room environment. They can soak up and trap many liters of blood and fluids.

Ansell Medical

DriFloor™ Absorbent Pad


The DriFloor™ Absorbent Pad is easy to use, and will absorb and contain up to 100% more fluids than similar products. You can use it on the Operating Room floor, under the scrub sink or wherever fluids collect.

Stop using blankets and towels for spillage clean-up, you will not only save on laundering costs, but remove the potential for cross-contamination.

The fluid-proof, non-slip backing keeps the floor dry underneath the pad, reduces time and improves the efficiency of cleanup, reduces turnover time and protects healthcare workers from slips and falls.

Absorbs approximately 3 liters of fluid and weighs about 8 lbs., fully saturated.

Available in two sizes of pre-cut pad or roll that can be cut to desired lengths.

Blunt Suture Needles

Safety Product Category

Blunt Suture Needles

Blunted suture needles are sharp enough to penetrate muscle or other tissue but less likely to penetrate gloved hands. “There is compelling published evidence to support routine use of blunt suture needles to minimize sharps injuries during closure of fascia and muscle.” American College of Surgeons (2007 meeting statement)

Protect yourself and your patients—without compromising performance

Better protection from needlestick injuries
ETHIGUARD Blunt Point Needle is an innovative solution that helps protect you and your patients from needlestick injuries, providing you with a better needle option.

A solution to a costly problem

  • Over 384,000 healthcare workers in the US suffer needlestick injuries each year, putting them at risk for hepatitis, HIV, and other serious diseases2
  • The annual cost of needlestick injuries to hospitals is approximately$258 million
    — The follow-up costs for high-risk exposure needlestick injury is almost $3,000 even if no infection occurs
  • A 2007 New England Journal of Medicine study report found that99% of surgical residents had at least one needlestick injury by their final year of training—53% involving high-risk patients
  • Four prospective randomized trials have demonstrated notable benefits from use of blunt suture needles
  • ETHIGUARD Blunt Point Needles and conventional taper point needles both have a 12:1 taper ratio

Choose protection without compromising performance
Decrease the incidence of injury

  • Blunt-point geometry allows for easy soft-tissue penetration

Minimize bleeding and tissue trauma

  • ETHIGUARD Blunt Point Needle does not cause any more additional bleeding or patient trauma than a conventional taper needle7
  • Its heat-treated, stainless steel alloy delivers optimal strength and ductility to resist bending and breaking

Use with ease

  • ETHIGUARD Blunt Point Needle is proven to be effective and user-friendly

Increase precision

  • A ribbed and flattened body affords stability in the needle holder, for improved protection against slipping

“Though cost is often cited as a factor for not using safer devices, it is actually a savings when you consider the cost of treating the individual once a [needlestick] injury occurs.”

ETHIGUARD Blunt Point Needle meets the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act standards

  • A 2007 Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) bulletin states that8:
    — OSHA and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health strongly recommend the use of blunt-tip suture needles in surgical procedures to reduce the risk of percutaneous injuries to surgical personnel
    — Employers in workplaces that use suture needles must evaluate their use according to the Bloodborne Pathogens standard of blunt-tip suture needles
  • The American College of Surgeons declared in 2005 that8:
    — “All published studies to date have demonstrated that the use of blunt suture needles can substantially reduce or eliminate needle-stick injuries from surgical needles.”

BLOOD SPLASH PROTECTION

Safety Product Category

Blood Splash Protection

OSHA has recommended that healthcare workers protect themselves from biohazardous splashes, aerosols, and sprays. One method of doing this is by using transparent shields that can limit bloodborne pathogen exposures
FACE-IT shields provide OSHA level protection against splash of bodily fluids to the face for the medical, dental and emergency medical healthcare workers. Non-medical shield uses are for non-impact protection such as keeping paint, dust, dirt and oil off your face and eye glasses. FACE-IT has a patented flat viewing area and a comfortable foam barrier which molds to the forehead for extra protection.
The FACE-IT™ Face Shields: Meet OSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogen Regulations Provide Flat Viewing Area Minimizes Glare and Distortion Crystal Clear Plastic Anti-Fog Coating Comfortable Foam Headpiece Provides Eye Protection LOW COST 1-800-333-5773

Blood Sampling Systems

Safety Product Category

BLOOD SAMPLING SYSTEMS

Conventional blood sampling procedures have many inherent risks to the clinician including accidental needlestick, infection control, blood loss, and blood exposure. Newer Technologies makes it possible to minimize the risks associated with blood sampling.

The advantages of using an evacuated blood collection system made out of plastic has been well known for a long time. It is of the greatest importance to produce high quality samples and analysis results, along with minimized risk of infection to staff. Greiner Bio-One can offer a complete range of evacuated blood collection tubes made out of virtually unbreakable PET-plastic. All of them are equipped with a unique safety cap, which also offers maximum security to healthcare workers. Coagulation is a critical testing area proving to be a challenge to some manufacturers. Not for us at Greiner.

Blood Culture Procedural Trays

Safety Product Category

Blood Culture Procedural Trays

Rather than gathering various components to perform a blood culture, Blood Culture Procedural Trays are available that contain sharps safety and blood exposure prevention products.

BACTEC Blood Culture Procedural Trays minimize needle-stick potential and reduce inventory and supply costs by providing a capitated kit cost for blood culture testing. BACTEC Blood Culture Procedure Trays also reduce the chances of contaminating a blood cultures by providing all the necessary components to safely draw blood for culture in a convenient tray format. The trays standardize procedures hospital-wide and increase compliance with physician requests. Blood Collection Sets draw directly in BACTEC bottles A capitated supply cost that captures the cost of ancillary products to reduce SKUs associated with blood collection. Time-savings that increase labor efficiency, reducing redraws and improved compliance

Reduce the spread of nosocomial infection with the Procedural Trays’ disposable gloves, tourniquets and adhesive bandages. Studies report that nosocomial infection cost hospitals an estimated $40,000 per incident.

(1). In addition, preventing needlestick injuries, which can save hospitals an average of $3,000 per incident

(2),is achieved with the Procedural Trays’ elimination of needles and syringes. And reduction in contaminated blood cultures can save hospitals $5,000 per contaminants.

Wakefield et al. 1998 Am J. Infection Control 16:185
Smith. 1999 Advance. March:48
Weinbaum et al. 1997. J. Clin.Microbiol. 35:563

Blood Collection Equipment with Vein Entry Indication

Safety Product Category

Blood Collection Equipment
with Vein Entry Indication

Blood Collection Equipment with Vein Entry Indication

Safety products in this category are used to collect blood. Products include blood collection needles, reusable and disposable needle holders/housing, and vacuum blood collection tubes.

Vacuette® Visio Plus Blood Collection Needle

The new 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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Autoinjection Syringe

Safety Product Category

Autoinjection Syringe

Amgen_4_Blue

Patient friendly Autoinjector
A safety needle cover that unlocks when the autoinjector is placed firmly against the injection site.

  • A safety needle cover extends over needle when autoinjector is removed from the skin.
    Two audible “clicks” to announce the beginning and end of the injection.
  • A large inspection window to let patients see if they have received their dose.
  • With SureClick™ autoinjector, patients never see the needle.
  • The Arthritis Foundation has awarded SureClick™ autoinjector its Ease-of-Use Commendation.

The SureClick™ Autoinjector is very easy to use:
A—Push firmly against the skin to unlock.

B—Press and release the button. Listen for the first “click.”

Click—Wait for the second “click,” and remove from injection site

The SureClick™ Autoinjector comes ready to use with no assembly or device preparation required, providing the following key features:

  • Automatically delivers the injection
  • No assembly or preparation required
  • No syringe to manipulate
  • Prefilled with the correct dose
  • May reduce the chance of medication error – only 4 preparation steps
  • Simple to use – Angle – Button – Click 2
  • Start and finish indicators ensure injection delivery
  • Safety cover prevents exposure to the needle before and after an injection, patient and caregiver never see the needle
  • Single use and easy disposal

The SureClick™ Plateform is currently available with the following Amgen Products:

Visit Enbrels webpage to learn more about availability and indications for use.

Enbrel SureClick is only available in the United States

Visit Aranesp’s webpage to learn more about availability and indications for use.

Aranesp SureClick is coming soon to the U.S. and currently available in the European Union

Visit Neulasta’s webpage to learn more about availability and indications for use.

Neulasta SureClick is only available in the European Union.

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Advanced Radio Frequency Surgery Tools

Safety Product Category

Advanced Radio
Frequency Surgery Tools

Electrosurgery was invented in the beginning of the 20th century and became one of the most-often used surgical tools after William Bovie introduced his radiofrequency generator in 1926. Today, modern electrosurgical cutting tools use continuous radiofrequency waveforms, which thermally vaporize soft tissue through Joule heating and an electrical arc. This results in a cutting and coagulation action that leaves a wide zone of collateral thermal tissue damage.

Newer technologies minimize this thermal tissue damage. In addition, they replace the conventional scalpel blade thus helping the safety to both patient and clinicians.

Adhesives

Safety Product Categories

Adhesives

Secure. Alert. Protect.

Enhanced Safety and Convenience For Healthcare Workers

What is NeedleTape®?

NeedleTape® is a unique needle securing adhesive technology designed to provide safety advantages by integrating a safety identifier to alert healthcare workers to the presence of needles. In addition, NeedleTape® provides added convenience through its die-cut design for ease of use. This product has applications in IV therapy, dialysis and anesthesia among other specialties. The technology can also be utilized in a variety of clinical health care settings including labs, surgery centers, clinics and hospitals.

Problem

Despite ongoing efforts to curb needlesticks among healthcare workers in the U.S., the incidence of needlesticks remains high. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that over 384,000 sharp injuries take place each year in hospital settings. This number does not account for needlesticks in emergency rooms, outpatient clinics, home-based care, nursing homes and other healthcare settings.

Additionally, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) estimates that 5.6 million workers in the healthcare industry and related occupations are at risk of occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens including HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and up to twenty other infections. The CDC estimates that between 62 and 88 percent of sharps injuries can be prevented by using safer devices.

The NeedleTape® Solution

NeedleTape® provides an additional safety measure through its repeating safety identifier. Each NeedleTape® unit is die-cut specialty medical tape designed for fixating needles in various healthcare settings.