Closed-System Protective Devices

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Closed-System Protective Devices

Specialized containers to place needles and other sharps into as mandated by law. In addition, these containers are used for chemotherapy waste products. An important part of treatment for cancer patients is the use of antineoplastic agents. Unfortunately, these agents have been associated with potential adverse health effects for the individuals who prepare, administer, and dispose of these medications. This is a major concern because there are more cancer patients than in the past, greater combinations of chemotherapeutic drugs are being used, more potent drugs are being used, and new procedures and settings have now been implemented. Often times the drugs used for chemotherapy have a similar structure or activity known to hazardous drugs. Many of these drugs are carcinogenic, teratogenic, and can create reproductive and organ toxicity. Closed system protective devices can virtually eliminate any exposure of toxic drugs to healthcare workers, custodial staff, or waste management employees.
B Braun – Sharing Expertise reduces needlestick injuries Protection you can feel, hear and trust. Provides tactile and audible feedback to help confirm connection security. NIOSH-compliant passive safety technology promotes needlestick prevention. Provides containment and sterility with TOXI-GUARD™ Activated Charcoal Drug Binding Matrix and integral 0.2 micron air-sterilizing hydrophobic membrane.

Chemo Waste Sharps Containers

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Chemo Waste Sharps Containers

Specialized containers to place needles and other sharps into as mandated by law. In addition, these containers are used for chemotherapy waste products.

Chemotherapy Sharps

Designed for safe collection and containment of trace chemotherapy waste including needles, syringes, IVs, empty or partially empty vials, as well as gloves and gowns. The EPA defines “trace” amounts of waste as containing no more than 3% by weight of the original contents.

  • Gasketed lids and absorbent spill pads provide leak resistance.
  • Available in three sizes.
  • Clearly labeled with chemotherapy warnings.
  • Multilingual labeling ensures user safety.

Catheter Securement Devices

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Catheter Securement Devices

Catheter securement products can replace traditional taping, suturing, and the use of other awkward devices. Following the introduction of a catheter, the securement device is applied and attached to the catheter thus preventing migration of the catheter.

Safe anchoring of catheters

Drain-Guard is an anchoring device for percutaneous catheters and tubes that are protruding from the patient’s skin in an angle approximately perpendicular to the patient’s skin surface. The device consists of a skin-side surface with a super skin friendly adhesive combined with a specially designed foam block that safely anchors catheters from 5 to 16 French. In addition catheters are prevented from being expelled by the body and the secure anchoring of the catheter also prevents catheter movements from enlarging the catheter exit site. This is why less leakage is experienced. The soft foam support block prevents kinking of the catheter, even if the patient should lie on it. A transparent hydrocolloid cover allows continuous monitoring of the puncture site and provides an efficient protection against contamination.

For the sake of the patient

With Drain-Guard, the uncomfortable suturing of the catheter is substituted by the soft and pliable adhesive carrier offering substantially improved comfort to the patient. Because the hydrocolloid has been carefully tested for skin irritation, the risk of allergic reactions is minimal, even if a number of Drain-Guard devices are used consecutively on the same site over many weeks.
Finally, because it is easy to dress over the Drain-Guard and because the patient trusts the anchoring device, he/she will feel a greater freedom to move around without worrying about the catheter.

Easy to use

The Drain-Guard catheter anchoring device is easy to apply to the patient’s skin and changing of the device may even be carried out by a family member.

Bone Marrow Collection System

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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