OPERATING ROOM hile doule gloving with synthetic


gloves are an evidence-ased solution that can effectively decrease pathogen transmis- sion and have ecome the standard of care in many hospitals, there have een cases where wearers suffer skin sensitivities to the accelerators used to manufacture them herefore, to e accepted, the system design must take into account staff desire for comfortale fit, good tactile feel and skin sensitivity needs or the , securing the est doule gloving system is critical and usage is driven y comfort, quality and a culture of safety, said alarese sing a ust culture model, staff shares accountaility and control for est practices, such as doule gloving This approach takes a step beyond dogma and places the outcomes for safety on education and actual practice using a synthetic doule-gloving indicator system he new lnlycke iogel  ltra- ouch  doule-gloving system, made with a skin-friendly formula, is designed to reduce the risk of ype  allergic contact dermatitis he est-in-class puncture indication system ensures breaches are spotted quickly ne medical center reported a  percent decrease in needlestick inuries among staff memers from  to  using a two- fold focus ain doule gloving acceptance using an indicator glove and transition to a latex-free environment 


Owen Mumford’s safety pen needles tephanie ee, irector, arketing, wen umford, explains how needlesticks still occur at unacceptaly high rates ecause most conventional safety pen needles only protect the patient end leaving the healthcare profes- sional-side of the needle exposed She says another concern is the traditional safety pen needle makes it virtually impossile to verify that the medication has een delivered during the inection idden needles prevent the healthcare professional from viewing penetration, and the sensitivity of the automatic trigger can cause premature activation therefore, the clinician might not administer a proper inection or full medication delivery


“First generation safety pen needles have played a significant


Molnlycke’s Biogel PI UltraTouch S double-gloving system


role in the protection of health workers y reduc- ing the risk of needle- stick inuries, said ee The use of safety pen needles has helped to reduce the occurrence of needlesticks each year, which results in reduced exposure among health workers and patients to disease from contami- nated sharps, however, prolems still exist n response, wen umford developed the next-generation safety pen needle that offers dual-protection covering oth ends of the needle, pro- tecting both the patient and the healthcare professional


Retractable Technologies’ retractable needle technology Safety and ease of use are the driving factors ehind all of etractale echnologies  products, athryn  uesman, , ice resident of linical


EasyPoint retractable needle from Retractable Technologies


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ffairs, etractale echnologies, explains  -ased company that was estalished  years ago,  exclusively designs and manufactures medical devices that protect caregivers and patients  appreciates and respects the chal- lenges of the healthcare environment, said uesman he - pandemic has illustrated the importance of protect- ing healthcare workers, as well as the need for a roust, -ased medical device industry ll of our products are designed to allow for safe and efficient use for the caregiver, the patient and the community-at-large t is important to note that s safety-needle products prevent oth needlestick inuries and reuse, which can contribute to the spread of loodorne pathogens associated with medical devices s latest commercially availale innovation is the asyoint retract- ale needle his needle is compati- le with luer-fitting syringes and allows for pre-removal activation t fea- tures a unique acti- vation mechanism that eliminates forward motion, allowing users to keep their fingers ehind the needle


Unifine SafeControl


Safety Pen Needle with Dual-Protection from Owen Mumford


According to Duesman, the safety and efficacy of activating a safety mechanism efore removal from a patient is well estalished re- removal activation virtually elimi- nates exposure to a contaminated needle, therey effectively reduc- ing the risk of a needlestick inury anishoint automated retraction syringes have demonstrated sig- nificant needlestick reduction, as compared to manual devices that require removal from the patient prior to activation


Viscot Medical’s neutral zone trays urgeons are the most likely to get stuck in the  according to -provided statistics, the first scrub is the second most likely, said ina orales, ar- keting ssociate, iscot edical ur goal was to create a simple solution that enforced already existing safety recom- mendations iscot edicals offzone is an autoclav-


ale neutral zone designed to enforce the hands-free transfer of sharps recommended y the , , , etc while sav- ing facilities money offzone was developed y a surgeon


who was frustrated y the lack of safety enhancements in the , explains orales is feedack directly drove the develop- ment of this product he right red color was influenced y him wanting to keep his eyes on the surgical site ut knowing where the sharp was in his periphery vision, and the low profile for complete visiility of the sharp he size was so he could keep it easily accessile on the mayo stand very detail was made with comfort and safety in mind


Soffzone Neutral Zone Trays from Viscot


e recently validated different steriliza-


tion methods for the offzone and updated the  to reflect that, orales added any facilities have egun sterilizing the offzone in their kits to help drive compli- ance across the oardHPN


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