Sharps Safety
Where
T
he Exposure Control Plan as
outlined by OSHA, must
reflect changes in safety
technologies and must document the
evaluation of new safety products. One of
the most difficult tasks facing infection control
managers is the ability of locating relevant sharps
safety products. Because of this difficulty many
healthcare facilities are not in compliance with the
requirements of reviewing safety technologies, prima-
rily because of the perceived difficulty of gathering
product information.
So, in answer to the question, “Where do I find
safety products,” this month will provide the third
installment of our series exploring the number of safety
products currently available. The list contains a
product category and category description, followed by
a list of safety products including company name and
a Web site where more information can be obtained.
This month safety products in categories Q through S
are presented.
Please note: originally intended to be a three-part
series, due to the extensive list of products to be
included the series has been expanded into four parts,
with the final installment to be presented next month.
Radial Artery Catheter
To perform catheterization of a radial artery safely
using the modified Seldinger technique, a catheter kit
containing safety components, guidewire, sharp needle
and catheter is needed.
 Arrow Radial Artery Catheterization Kit with
Integral Needle Protection; Arrow, www.
arrowintl.com.
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SHARPS SAFETY MATTERS
to find safety products
Part Three
by Ron Stoker
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Recapping Devices
The revised OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard permits
recapping of contaminated needles only under very specific and
limited circumstances, such as with incremental doses of medication
or the injection of radioactive materials. When recapping must be
performed, it must be accomplished by the use of a mechanical
device or one-handed technique.
 Aim Safe Autoclavable Needle Recapping Device; Septodont
USA, www.septodontusa.com.
 Needlesafe II Needle uncapper and recapper; Medidose Inc. -
Epidose Inc., http://medidose.com/catalog/safety/needlesafe.asp.
 NeedleVISE ® sharps securing, NeedleVISE ® Large-Bore
Sharps Securing Device; Atrion Medical, www. atrionmedical.
com.
 Unigard®; Owen Mumford, www.owenmumford.com.
Retracting Needles, Automatic
Every year numerous clinicians suffer an accidental needlestick
injury. It is estimated that there are one million needlestick injuries in
the United States and three million needlestick injuries in the world
each year. Retractable syringes can help solve this problem. There are
essentially no clinical applications for which retractable syringes are
not only suitable but life saving in nature.
 BD Integra Syringe with Retracting Needle; BD, www.bd.com/
injection/products/integra.
 Futumeds Safety Syringe; Fututech Berhad, www.fututech.
com.my/medical/syringe.htm.
 OMI Auto-Retractable Safety Syringe; Occupation and Medical
Innovations, www.omiltd.com/Safety_Syringe.cfm.
 Safety 1st Retractable Syringe; Safety 1st, www.safety1stmedical.
com.
 Saf-T-Syringe; Safety Medical, www.safetymedical.net.
 VanishPoint® 1cc Insulin, 1 cc Tuberculin, 3cc, 5cc, 10 cc;
Retractable Technologies Inc.,www.vanishpoint.com.
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Retracting Needles, Manual
Every year numerous clinicians suffer an accidental needle-
stick injury. Retractable syringes can help solve this problem.
There are essentially no clinical applications for which retractable
syringes are not only suitable but life saving in nature.
 Baksnap® Retractable Safety Syringe; DuoProSS Medtech,
www.duopross.com/products/index.php.
 Careo Retractable Safety Syringe; Lifeshield Products Inc.,
www.lifeshield-careo.com.
 HookSafe™ Retractable Safety syringe; Biotop Technology,
www.biotop.com/en/products/retractable.php.
 InterVene Manually Retractable Hypodermic Safety Needle;
InterVene Limited, www.ivltd.co.uk/index2.html.
 Inviro SNAP! Manually Retracting Syringe with fixed
needle, Inviro SNAP! Manually Retracting Syringe with
exchangeable needle, Inviro SNAP! Manually Retracting
Syringe with Inviro Stripe; Inviro Medical, www.
inviromedical.com.
 SafePro™ manually retractable safety syringe with fixed
needle, SafePro™ Plus manually retractable safety syringe
with exchangable needle; Formosa Medical Products,
www.formosamed.com.tw/product/safety_ syringe01e.htm.
 SafeSnap® Retractable Syringe; US Medical Instruments
Inc., www.usmedicalinstruments.com/ safesnap.html.
 SecureGard retractable needle syringe system; SafeGard
Medical Systems, www.safegardmedical.com/securegard. html.
 UniqSafe Retractable Safety Syringe; Axel Bio Corporation,
www.axelbio.com/home.htm.
Safety Debridement Kit
Safety debridement kits assist in the removal of dead,
contaminated or adherent tissue from a wound site. Some kits
contact safety components to minimize sharps injuries.
 E*Kits® Debridement Trays with safety scalpel; Medline,
www.medline.com.
Scalpels, Retractable
Retractable scalpel blades allow the clinician to slide the
blade into a safe position prior to passing it.
 Allegiance® Retractable Safety Scalpels; Cardinal, www.
cardianal.com.
 Bard-Parker SafetyLock Disposable Scalpel; BD, www.
bd.com.
 Canica Safety Scalpel Handle; Canica Design, www.
canica.com.
 DeRoyal Safety Scalpel with retractable blade; DeRoyal,
www.deroyal.com.
 DIAMATRIX Surgical Steel E-Series Trapezoid blade;
Diamatrix Ltd. Inc., www.diamatrix.com.
 Futura Safety Scalpel-retractable scalpel; Merit Medical,
www.merit.com.
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 Futura Safety Scalpel-retractable scalpel, Hypoguard
Futura™ safety scalpels; Futura Medical Corp., www.
futuramedical.com.
 Miltex Disposable Safety Scalpel; Miltex, Inc., www.
miltex.com.
 Personna Safety Scalpel ® - disposable; Personna
Medical, www.asrco.com/medical.
 Ribbel Safe single use scalpel; Ribbel International
Limited, www.ribbel.com/index.html.
 Saf-T-Scalpel; Advanced Medical Innovations, www.
amiwelisten.com.
 Saf-T-Scalpel™; Safety Medical, www. safetymedical.net.
 Surgeon brand Retractable Safety Scalpel with
Steadfast Disposal Lock; Jai Surgical, www. jaisurgi-
cals.com.
 Saf-T-Scalpel™; Safety Medical, www.safetymedical.net.
 Stealth Safety Scalpel; Cancer Diagnostics Inc., www.
cancerdiagnostics.com.
 Sandel Safety Scalpel with Protective Safety Shield;
Sandel Medical, www.sandelmedical.com.
 Swann-Morton Retractable Safety Scalpels; Swann
Morton, www.swan-morton.com.
 Technocut PLUS Retractable Safety Scalpel; MYCO
Medical Supplies Inc., www.mycomedical.com.
Scalpels, Shielded
After use of the scalpel blade, a button slide is used to
push a shield on top of the blade rendering it safe to pass or
move into a neutral or safe transfer zone.
 Bard-Parker™ Protected Disposable Scalpel with
Locking Retractable Shield, Bard-Parker™ Protected
Surgical Blade with Metal Handle; BD, www.bd.com.
 The BladeGlove Shielded Safety Scalpel System;
Medline Industries, www.medline.com.
 Personna® Disposable Safety Scalpel®; Personna Medical,
www.asrco.com/medical.
 Ribbel Safe Single Use Scalpel; Ribbell International
LTD, www.ribbel.com.
 Safety Scalpel, PL Medical Co LLC, www. plmedical.
com/public/Catalog_Safety_Retractable.htm.
 Safety Scalpel; Xodus Medical, www. xodusmedical.com.
 SharpGuard™ guarded knives; Surgical Specialties
Corp., www.surgicalspecialties.com.
 TechnoCut Plus safety scalpel; Myco Medical, www.
MYCOMedical.com.
Scalpels, Weighted
One of the most frequent complaints about safety
scalpels is that they lack the feel and weight of a standard
scalpel. Since doctors make their living by being able to
feel the blade as they make an incision, some manufacturers
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have produced safety scalpels that are weighted to feel like
a conventional scalpel.
 Bard-Parker® Protected Blade Systems from BD; BD,
www.bd.com.
 Personna Plus™ Safety Scalpel System; Personna
Medical, www.asrco.com/medical.
 Sandel Weighted Safety Scalpel with Protective Safety
Shield; Sandell Medical, www.sandelmedical.com.
Scalpel Blade Remover
Removal of scalpel blades by hand is a practice that
increases exposure to bloodborne and contact pathogens
and oftentimes leads to percutaneous injury. New methods
of removing a scalpel blade from its holder will prevent
these sharps injuries from occurring.
 Blade-Safe Surgical Blade Remover; TradeMark
Medical, www.trademarkmedical.com.
 Cincinnati Surgical Blade Remover; Cincinnati
Surgical, www.cincinnatisurgical.com.
 DeBlade Scalpel Blade Remover; DeRoyal, www.
xderoyal.com.
 Qlicksmart Scalpel Blade Remover, Qlicksmart
CASSETTE 3in1; Qlicksmart, www.qlicksmart.com.
 Surgi-Guard; Bladex Inc., www.bladex.com.
Scalpel Holder
Scalpel holder’s provide protection from accidental
sharps injuries by holding the scalpel in a safe position
preventing accidental cuts or sticks.
 Scalpel Holder Sharps Safety Device; Xodus Medical,
www.xodusmedical.com.
 Scalpel Shield™; Purple Surgical, www. purplesurgical.
com.
 Sharps Safety Station; Medegen Medical, www.
medegen.net.
Scalpel Handle, Protective Safety
One of the newest categories of safety products, the
protective safety scalpel handles allow clinician to use
choice of scalpel blade and has the same weight and feel as
a conventional scalpel blade and yet covers up the blade
after each use.
 Change-a-Blade™ Safety Scalpel Handle; Sandel
Medical, www.sandelmedical.com.
Scalpel Handle, Safety Reusable Metal
Some of the newer safety scalpel systems provide
innovative methods to remove the scalpel blade without
risking sharps injury.
 SafHandle™ Safety Reusable Metal Scalpel Handle;
Jai Surgicals Ltd., www.jaisurgicals.com.
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Segment Sampling Devices
After receiving donated blood, blood bank personnel
routinely will take a syringe and needle to obtain a fluid sample
from the small tubing so they can create a cell suspension.
Needlestick injuries routinely occur during this process. Newer
technologies are present that can access the blood without
compromising the safety of the clinician.
 HEMATYPE segment sampling device; Baxter, www.
baxter.com.
 Safety Segment Slitter; Innovative Laboratory Acrylics Inc.,
www.innovativelabacrylics.com.
 Sarstedt’s Tube Segment Opener; Sarstedt, www. sarstedt.com.
 Seg-Safe™ Segment Processor; Alpha Scientific Corp.,
www.Alpha-Scientific.com.
The process of cutting segments with scissors puts healthcare
workers at risk for exposure to bloodborne pathogens.
The Sarstedt Tube Segment Opener helps to minimize the risk of
exposure, as well as the potential for cross-contamination
between segments.
Self-sealing Capillary Tubes
Conventional capillary tubes have to be pushed into clay to
seal the send of the tube. FDA, NIOSH and OSHA all recommend
products that use a method of sealing that does not require
manually pushing one end of the tube into putty to form a plug.
Products in this category do not require a clay plug.
 SAFECAP® Self-Sealing Microhematocrit Capillary Tubes
with SAFEWRAP; SAFE-TEC Clinical Products Inc.,
www.safe-tecinc.com.
Serum Dispenser
Prevent spillage and increase personal safety. Serum
dispensers fit all standard 13mm blood collection tubes. A small
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opening allows dispensing of serum in a drop-like fashion. They mandated by law. Large products such as endoscopic instru-
replace the rubber stopper and permit easy sampling without the ments need a safe place for disposal.
hazards associated with open tube use.  Large Sharps Containers; BD, www.bd.com.
 Filtered Tip Tops; Market Lab Inc., www.marketlabinc.com.  Large Volume Sharps Containers; Bemis, www.
Bemis.com.
Sharps Containers, Dialysis  Large Volume Sharps Container; Health Care Logistics,
Clinicians in a dialysis department have unique sharps safety www.healthcarelogistics.com.
needs and need to be able to accommodate small and large sharps,  Large Volume Containers with Hinged, Sealing Gasket
including fistula needles. Lids, Large Volume Containers with Sliding, Sealing
 BD Multi-use nestables; BD, www.bd.com. Gasket Lids, SHARPS-A-GATOR™ Large Volume
 DIALYSAFETY™ Dialysis Sharps Disposal Containers; Sharps Containers; Covidien, www. kendall-
Covidien, www.kendallsharpsafety.com. sharpssafety.com.
 Sharps Disposal Containers; Greiner Bio-One, www.
Sharps Containers, Disposable gbo.com/preananalytics.
Numerous areas in healthcare need to have a sharps collec-
tors that meet their specific needs. The most commonly used Bemis large volume sharps containers, designed for
sharps containers are disposable in nature; they should be high volume areas, can easily accommodate large sharps,
needle counters, trocars, endoscopic instruments, etc.
disposed of when they are three-quarters full. Two different lid styles allow for temporary closure
 BD Next Generation In-Room Sharps Collector; BD, www. when not in use and one-handed disposal by activating
bd.com. the foot pedal.
 Complete In-room System; Health Care Logistics Inc.,
www.healthcarelogistics.com.
 EPS Sharps Disposal; Medidose Inc., www.medidose.com.
 GatorGuard Sharps Disposal Containers, SharpStar Sharps
Disposal Containers, RENEWABLES™ Sharps Disposal
Containers manufactured using recycled plastics,
GATORGUARD™ In-Patient Room Sharps Containers, IN-
ROOM™ System with Always-Open Lids, IN-ROOM
System with Mailbox-Style Lids, IN-ROOM System with
SHARPSTAR™ Counterbalance Door, IN-ROOM System
with SHARPSTAR Lift Assisted Lid, SHARPS-A-GATOR™
Tortuous Path Sharp Containers, SHARPSTAR IV 3 & 4
Gallon Sharps Container with SHARPSTAR Counterbalance
Door, Horizontal-Drop Opening Lids, MONOJECT™
Sharps Containers, Multi-Purpose Sharps Container,
SHARPS-A-GATOR Sharps Collection & Disposal Systems,
ENVIROSTAR™ non-infectious waste sharps disposal
container; Covidien, www.kendallsharpsafety.com.
 Multi-Safe Disposal Box; Sarstedt, www.sarstedt.com.
 Sharps Disposal Containers; Greiner Bio-One, www.gbo.com/
preanalytics.
 Sharps Secure™ sharps containers, Pro-Tec® sharps containers;
Sharps Compliance Inc., www.sharpsinc.com.
 Sharps Sentinel Cover, Patient Room System, Phlebotomy &
Multi-Use Containers, Wall Cabinet System, Large Volume
and Chemotherapy Containers; Bemis Medical, www. Sharps Containers, Mail-back
bemis.com. Mail-back sharps containers help to provide a safe,
cost-effective method of containment and disposal of
Sharps Containers, Large Volume medical waste for many light users of sharps including
Healthcare workers and others need to be able to use a sharps home health care, dental and physician offices, satellite
disposal container to place needles and other sharps into as healthcare facilities, health clubs, and hotels. Simply put

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the sharps into the container, seal it up, and ship it! More than
eight million people use needles and syringes to manage
medical conditions at home each year. Home-generated
needles and other sharps thrown into household waste
present a great risk to sanitation and sewage treatment
workers, janitors, housekeepers, children—even pets. Some
municipalities are now setting laws into place to govern
home sharps disposal. A mail-back sharps container helps
meet these requirements. Once the container is full it is
shipped to a manufacturer that destroys the sharps container
and its contents.
 BD Home Sharps Container; BD, www.bd.com.
 Mail-away programs for Sharps Containers; Covidien,
www.kendallsharpsafety.com/sharpsafety.
 Medasend Mailback System; Medadyne Biomedical
Inc., www.medadyne.com.
 Sharps Disposal By Mail System™; Sharps Compliance
Inc., www.sharpsinc.com.
 Sharps Containers; GRP Mail-back Sharps Disposal,
www.sharpsdisposal.com.
 Steri•Safe Sharps Mailback Program; Stericycle,
www.stericycle.com.
 Sharps Disposal by Mail; Biomedical Waste Solutions,
www.biomedicalwastesolutions.com.
Sharps Containers, Pharmaceutical
Pharmaceutical and oncology departments have some
specific needs for sharps safety and must meet regulations for
pharmaceutical waste. According to CDC/NIOSH, as many
as one-third of all sharps injuries are related to the disposal
process. Sharps disposal systems that meet certain criteria
can help reduce the risk of sharps injury.
 BD Pharmacy Collectors 5.4 qt., 3 gal., 9 gal., 17 gal.;
BD; www.bd.com.
 PharmaSafety; Covidien, www.kendalhealthcare.com.
Sharps Containers, Reusable
Rather than disposing of a sharps container when it is
filled, some organizations use a reusable sharps disposal
container. Each time a reusable sharps disposal container is
returned to service after reprocessing, the user facility should
confirm that it meets its original performance elements. In
addition, reusable sharps disposal containers should be
rendered free of infectious organisms and infectious material
each time they are reprocessed and before they are returned
to service.
 Reusable Sharps containers; Sure-Way Systems Inc.,
www.sure-way.net.
 Sharps Disposal Program; Stericycle, www.stericycle.com.
 Sharpsmart Reusabele Sharps Container; Daniels
Sharpsmart, www.sharpsmart.com.
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Sharps Securing Device
There are times when an integrated safety needle is not
available for a specific need. During times like this, it is important
to provide sharp securement.
 Atrion NeedleVISE ® 5-Port; Atrion Medical, www.
atrionmedical.com.
Splash Protection
There are times when there is a need to shield a clinician
from aerosol sprays and splashes of biological fluids. Plastic
shields are available to act as a transparent barrier to biohazard
splashes, aerosols and sprays for healthcare professionals and
lab technicians.
 Safety Shield™; ITL Corporation, www.itl.com.
 Splash Guard; Advanced Medical Innovations, www.
amiwelisten.com.
Shielded Syringe
A shielded syringe provides protection to healthcare
workers by providing a shield that covers the needle and is
locked into place, preventing reuse of the syringe.
 MONOJECT™ 3mL Safety Syringe, MONOJECT™ 6mL
Safety Syringe, MONOJECT™ 12mL Safety Syringe;
Covidien, www.kendallsharpsafety.com/sharpsafety.
Slide Preparation, Blood Dispenser
After collecting blood, it is necessary to remove the stopper
of a tube of blood when making a smear on a microscope slide.
New technologies eliminate the need to remove the stopper of
a tube of blood when making a smear. This eliminates the
potential of a hazardous release of airborne pathogens.
 Diff-Safe Blood Dispenser; Alpha Scientific Corporation;
www.alpha-scientific.com/diff-safe.html.
Skin Stapler, Non-metal
After using metal skin staples to close an incision or
laceration the metal staples had to be removed post-operatively
creating accidental sharps injury opportunities. New skin closure
technologies exist where an absorbable skin staple is used
that has the rapid closure times associated with metal skin
staplers, while eliminating the need for metal staple removal
post-operatively.
 INSORB® 20 Subcuticular Skin Stapler; Incisive Surgical,
www.insorb.com.
Skin Stapler Remover
Disposable skin staple removers are designed to provide
fast and easy removal of surgical skin staples while protecting
the hands of the clinician.
 3M™ Precise™ Disposable Skin Staple Remover; 3M,
www.solutions9.3m.com.
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 Skin Staple Remover; DeRoyal, www.deroyal.com.
 Staple Remover with Magazine; Advanced Medical
Innovators, www.amiwelisten.com.
Solidification Products
It has been recommend from OSHA that healthcare
workers take all possible precautions from direct exposure
to infectious liquids. Solidification products absorb and
encapsulate blood, vomit, or any fluid with at least 6 percent
water content.
 PremiCide™* sanitizer/solidifier product, KWIK-
SORB™ solidifying agent; Covidien, www.kendall-ltp.com/
Kendall-LTP.
Spinal Trays
Safety-engineered spinal trays have components that
make procedures safer for anesthesia personnel by providing
safety products to minimize the risk of sharps injuries or
bloodborne pathogen exposure.
 BD Anesthesia Safety Trays; BD, www.bd.com.
 Portex™ Spinal Trays with needle safety; Smiths
Medical, www.smiths-medical.com.
 Safety-Engineered Spinal Trays; B Braun, www.
bbraun.com.
 Trays with Safety Engineered Devices; Baxter, www.
baxter.com.
Sternum Closing Device
Closing the sternum manually places risk on the patient
for inadvertent puncture injuries to the heart, lungs, and
underlying vasculature. Newer technologies can reduce these
risks as well as the risk of sternal bleeding and make it easier
to close the sternum.
 360° Sternum Closure Device; Suturtek Inc., www.
suturtek.com.
Strainers
Rather than reach by hand into a container contaminated
with blood or other potentially infectious material, a strainer
can be used to pick up products.

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 DeRoyal Safety Strainers; Deroyal, www.deroyal.com.
 DEVON™ Safe-T-Strainer; Covidien, www.kendall-ltp.
com.
Striped Syringe for Labeling Safety
Write-on stripes provide an easy means to label a syringe.
This protects patients by helping to reduce medication
labeling errors.
 Inviro Luer Lock Syringe with InviroSTRIPE Medication
Label; Inviro Medical, www.inviromedical.com.
Suction Canister System
In one study it was found that about 40 percent of the
infectious waste from hospital operating rooms is suction canister
waste. Suction canisters hold body fluids and saline solution that
are suctioned out of a patient by an aspirator during surgical
procedures and patient care. Newer technologies provide safety
methods of the disposal of suction canister contents.
 Res-Q-Vac Airway Suction System; ReproMed Systems Inc.,
www.repro-med.com.
 Vac-U-Port™/Vac-U-Station™, Quick-Drain™ Liquid
Infectious Waste Management System; Bemis, www. bemis.com.
Surgical Clippers
Pre-operative hair removal used to mean shaving the surgical
site prior to procedures. It is now recommended by AORN and
CDC that the area NOT be shaved but that it should be clipped
if necessary. This pre-operative hair removal using surgical
clippers offers many benefits over razors including a higher
quality of care and improved comfort for patients. It will also
lower infection rates which should make both patients and
hospital administrators happy.
 3M Surgical Clippers; 3M, http://solutions.3m.com.
 Cardinal Clipper; Cardinal, www.cardinal.com.
 Medline Clippers; Medline, www.medline.com.
Surgical Floor Aspirator
During a surgical procedure towels or mats are placed on
the floor to absorb and clean up body fluids. Newer technologies
are available that can eliminate this by aspirating the fluids into
a container.
 Puddle Guppy; DeRoyal, www.deroyal.com.
 Waterbug Quiet Floor Suction Device, Waterboom Quiet
Floor Suction Device; Aspen Surgical, www.aspensurgical.
com.
Surgical Instrument Organizer Products
Sharp injury potential can be minimized when the surgical
instruments are organized with their tips away from the
practitioner. Products are available to help surgical staff better
organize sharps instruments.
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 Dieble Instrument organizer; DC Surgical, www.
dcsurgical.com.
 Disposable Instrument Organizer; Advanced Medical
Innovations, www.amiwelisten.com.
Surgical Instrument Transfer Products
To avoid the use of hand-to-hand transfer of sharps
instruments, safety products are available to transfer
commonly used sharp instruments in the surgical setting.
Rather than passing it from one clinicians hand into
another, the clinician simply sets the sharps into a transfer
tray and then removes his hand. The technician or nurse can
then retrieve the sharp safely.
 DEVON HANDS-FREE-TRANSFER Products;
Covidien, www.tycohealth-ece.com.
 Disposable Z-Instrument Drape ™, Disposable Z-Tray,
Stretch-A-Tray™ Extendable Hands Free Transfer Tray;
Sandel Medical, www.sandelmedical. com.
 Neutray, The “Neutral” Zone Sharps Safety Transfer
Tray; Advanced Medical Innovations, www.amiwelisten.
com.
 ScrubSafe™; DeRoyal, www.deroyal.com.
 Sharps Passing Tray, Scalpel Shield; Purple Surgical,
www.purplesurgical.com.
Surgical Safety Products
There are a number of safety products that can be
used to reduce the potential of sharps injuries in the
surgical suite.
 DEVON™ Safe-T-Strainer; Covidien, www.kendall-ltp.
com/Kendall-LTP.
 DeRoyal Skin Staplers; DeRoyal, www.deroyal.com.
 Disposable Instrument Organizer; Advanced Medical
Innovations, www.amiwelisten.com.
 Puddle Guppy; Deroyal, www.deroyal.com.
 Scalpel Caddy™; Cover-U Medical Products,
coverumedical@msn.com.
 Sharps Safety Station; Purple Surgical, www.
purplesurgical.com.
Syringe Labeling for Safety
Write-on stripes provide an easy means to label a syringe.
This protects patients by helping to reduce medication
labeling errors.
 Inviro Luer Lock Syringe with InviroSTRIPE Medication
Label; Inviro Medical, www.inviromedical. com.
 Portex™ Regional Anesthesia Trays with syringe
medication labels; Smiths Medical, www.smiths-
medical.com.
 Qlicksmart CHECK CLIP; Qlicksmart, www.
qlicksmart.com.
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Syringe Management System
This group of safety products is a “point-of-care” automated
syringe and sharps disposal system that completely extracts the
needle from the syringe body. Following an injection, the
syringe and needle are dropped into the management system
where the needle is removed from the syringe and dropped into
a special internal sharps container.
 SMS-1, SharpsFree SMS-2 (Sharps Management System -
Pro), SharpsFree SMS-3 (Sharps Mgmt System - Personal),
SharpsFree SMS-4 (Sharps Management System, wall
mount); Medtech, www.sharpsfree.com. ✛
Ron Stoker is the founder and executive director of the
International Sharps Injury Prevention Society (ISIPS) and is a
frequent contributor to Managing Infection Control magazine.
He speaks frequently at national and international meetings
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on sharps safety, hand hygiene and infection control issues.
He is coauthor of the “Compendium of Infection Control
Technologies.” For more information on the Compendium,
go to www.medicalsafetybook.com. Mr. Stoker is providing a
number of webinars focusing on a variety of sharps injury
prevention safety products. For more information on the
webinars, go to www.isips.org/seminars.html.
Author’s note: Even with months of preparation, this list is
incomplete but the author believes that it contains more safety
products and categories than has previously been assembled
together in one list. The intent is to include all safety products
that are currently available in the marketplace. The author is
indebted to those that have provided information on safety
products. If you are aware of safety products that have not been
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