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**Needle-Devices**

**Question:** 1. Facility Name:

DVA Long Beach Healthcare System

VA SNHS - VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System

Greater Los Angeles

**Question:** 2. Contact person and telephone number:

Kathi Shimoda, RN, Infection Control Coordinator 562-494-5489

Angel McDonald 702-636-3000 x 4107

Therese Antony (310)268-3265

**Question:** 3. Injection Equipment (Used for intramuscular and sub
cutaneous injection and

includes disposable syringes (syringe and needle), needles with needle
guards for

attachment to syringes and needleless jet injection systems). Identify
device name,\...

None

RETRACTABLE TECHNOLOGIES SYRINGES, SHERWOOD SAFETY SYRINGES

USED

Vanish Point (Retractable)

** Question:** 3b. Comments as to why this device was selected:

Will be converting to Terumo Surguard Safety needle

MOST OF THE PEOPLE LIKED IT. IT ONLY TOOK A CONTINUATION OF A MOTION

THAT ALREADY HAD BEEN INITIATED, TO RENDER IT HARMLESS.

Staff preference after trialing a number of different safety syringes.

Following benefits noted: Single handed activation, easily observable
activation of safety

device, compact after activation (doesn\'t use a lot of space in sharps
containers), safer

in mental health settings

** Question:** 4. Medication Vial Adaptors (Used to access ports of
medication vials and available

form). Identify manufacturer.

None

ALARIS VIAL ACCESS DEVICE

Clave

**Question:** 4b. Comments as to why this device was selected:

WORKS WITH THE REST OF THE ALARIS PRODUCTS

Compatible with other system (Clave)

** Question:** 5. Medication Delivery Systems (Used to administer
medication or fluids through an IV

catheter port or IV connector site. Many systems are offered with
multiple components

for medication vial and IV access for complete needleless IV delivery).
\...

ICU Medical - Clave (needleless valve)

ALARIS NEEDLELESS IV SYSTEM

Terumo

**Question:** 5b. Comments as to why this device was selected:

One piece device, easy to use

OUR FACILITY JOINT VENTURE WITH THE AIR FORCE HOSPITAL (MOFH). THEY

WERE ALREADY USING THIS PRODUCT AND SINCE OUR PATIENTS WERE BEING

TRANSFERRED TO THEM, WE WANTED THE SAME PRODUCT SO THAT IT FIT

WITH THEIR EQUIPMENT.

National contracting requirement

** Question:** 6. Insertion Equipment (Used to access the bloodstream
for IV administration - refer to

blood collection section for winged steel needles that are also used for
IV

administration). Identify manufacturer, product name, and type (shielded
or\...

Johnson&Johnson: Protectiv plus PIV catheter - retracting, Biovue PICC

catheter-retracting

PROTECTIV J & J

J & J Protectiv Plus

** Question:** 6b. Comments as to why this device was selected:

High quality products; safer than other products on market

DEVICE CHOSEN SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND WAS LIKED BY THE NURSES

Already in use in other VISN facilities. Met requirements for safety
device.

** Question:** 7. Blood Collection Equipment (Used to collect blood.
Included are blood collection

needles, reusable and disposable needle holder/hosing, and vacuum blood
collection

tubes). Identify manufacturer, product name, and type (hinged recapping
needle,\...

Sim Portex: Venipuncture Needle-Pro (disposable holder with hinged
recapping device;

BD Safety Lok winged device with retracting device

ANGEL WING - SHERWOOD, ABBOTT

Sims-Portex

** Question:** 7b. Comments as to why this device was selected:

Ease of use.

LAB LIKED USING IT FOR THEIR HARD TO STICK PATIENTS AND LIKE THE

SAFETY FEATURE

Laboratory and clinical services selected out of products evaluated.
Good pricing, easy

to use, met requirements for safety device.

**Question:** 8. Lancets. Identify manufacturer, product name, and type
(laser lancet, retracting

lancet, or strip lancet)

Roche Diagnostics - Saf-T-Pro; retracting

TENDERLETT FINGER STICK

Saf-t-pro

**Question:** 8b. Comments as to why this device was selected:

User friendly; recommended by Diabetes nurses

DON\'T KNOW

Selected by clinical staff performing evaluation. Easy to use

** Question:** 9. Laboratory devices. Identify manufacturer, product
name, and type (hemoglobin

reader, mylar-wrapped glass capillary tubes, plastic capillary tubes,
plastic fingerstick

sampling blood collection tubes, protected needles for blood culture
vial\...

BD: plastic blood collection tubes; Medical Lab Automation, Inc: plastic
pipette tips

GREINER PLASTIC COLLECTION TUBES, PLASTIC TRANSFER PIPETTES, B-D

SAFETY BUTTERFLY FOR BLOOD CULTURES

** Question:** 9b. Comments as to why this device was selected:

Blood tubes - throughout medical center

Pipette tips - lab only

Selected for safety features

GREINER USED BECAUSE THEY ARE THE ONLY PLASTIC COLLECTION TUBE

THAT WORKS WELL

**Question:** 10. Blood Bank Devices: Identify manufacturer, product
name, and type (segment

sampling devices)

None

N/A

None used at this time

**Question:** 10b. Comments as to why this device was selected:

N/A

** Question:** 11. Nuclear Medicine Devices. Identify manufacturer and
product name.

None

RETRACTABLE TECHNOLOGIES

None used at this time

**Question:** 11b. Comments as to why this device was selected:

GOOD SAFETY SYRINGE

** Question:** 12. Surgical Scalpels. Identify manufacturer, product
name, and type (Quick-release

scalpel blade handles or retracting scalpel).

None

NONE

Safety Lock

** Question:** 12b. Comments as to why this device was selected:

N/A

Blade on other product actually broke during evaluation (Safety
Scalpel). This was a

sturdier product and preferred by staff.

** Question:** 13. Hemodialysis and Apheresis Devices. Identify
manufacturer and product name.

JMS AV Fistula/Platypus Guard; ICU Medical

N/A

Platypus Guard

**Question:** 13b. Comments as to why this device was selected:

User friendly.

\"Fat Boy\" is same design as Clave

N/A

Clinical staff preference due to ease of connection and function of the
device.

** Question:** 14. Fluid Sampling Devices. Identify manufacturer and
product name.

None

PLASTIC PIPETTES IN LAB

**Question:** 14b. Comments as to why this device was selected:

SAFER THAN GLASS

** Question:** 15. Blood gas collection. Identify manufacturer and
product name.

Portex ABG kit

NONE AT THIS TIME

PICO Safety

**Question:** 15b. Comments as to why this device was selected:

Simple resheathing device for needle - same as on vacutainer device and
SurGuard

hypodermic needles

N/A

Because of the ABG machine that lab uses, this was the only device that
contained the

chemicals required for use with the machine.

** Question:** 16. Other Products such as Huber needle removal devices
and catheter securement

products. Identify manufacturer and product name.

Huber Plus Safety Infusion Set

BRAUN MEDICAL, EXEL

Huber Lock

**Question:** 16b. Comments as to why this device was selected:

Easy to use safety device

NOT ALL SIZES AVAILABLE FROM ONE COMPANY

Easy to use, hands stayed behind needle

** Question:** 17. Sharps Disposal Containers. Identify manufacturer and
product name if available.

Sage

SAGE

Sage

**Question:** 17b. Comments as to why this container was selected:

High quality product; on National contract

FLIP TOP DROPS SYRING OR NEEDLE INTO CONTAINER, JUST FROM THE

WEIGHT. IT DOESN\'T NEED TO BE PUSHED IN.

Contract

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