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Safety IV Catheters
Safety IV catheters are used to access the bloodstream for IV administration of drugs and for aspiration of blood while keeping healthcare worker safe.

BD Insyte Autoguard Shielded IV Catheter

BD Insyte Autoguard Shielded IV Catheter

Proven to effectively reduce needlesticks BD Insyte Autoguard shielded IV catheters mean added safety for you. They’re the safety-engineered version of the popular BD Insyte IV catheter. The patented BD Autoguard push-button shielding technology is proven to effectively safeguard healthcare workers from accidental needlestick injuries. Clinicians have indicated that the BD Insyte Autogard Shielded IV catheter result in a marked and significant reduction in IV stylet-related injuries.

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Introcan® Safety™ I.V. Catheter

Introcan® Safety™ I.V. Catheter

The Introcan® Safety IV Catheter is the world's first truly passive safety IV Catheter! It is ergonomically designed to minimize accidental needlestick injuries, without changing your technique. The Introcan requires minimal in-servicing and a short learning curve for clinicians. It eliminates the risk of inadvertent activation. Compliance is virtually assured since safety mechanism cannot be bypassed. It features a sharp needle bevel and rounded catheter tip for smooth venipunctures. It has a clear, radiopaque striped material for easier catheter visualization. It is available in both FEP (Teflon®) and polyurethane. The Introcan is available with and without wings.

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PROTECTIV® Safety I.V. Catheter

PROTECTIV

  • Proven to reduce accidental needlesticks by 84%

  • Safely encases the needle—with a “click”—as the catheter is advanced

  • A push-off tab helps keep both hands behind the needle

  • Features optically clear yet radiopaque OCRILON® Polyurethane for longer indwelling and fewer complications

Product Features

  • Compatible with customary technique
  • Documented results proven to reduce accidental needlesticks
  • Universal color coded to indicate catheter gauge at a glance

PROTECTIV® Safety I.V. Catheter

The PROTECTIV® and PROTECTIV® PLUS Safety I. V. Catheters pioneered the movement to innovative safety design that protect the healthcare worker from the risks associated with accidental needlestick injuries.

For more than a decade, PROTECTIV® Safety I.V. Catheters have been the trusted choice of healthcare professionals. It's easy to see why. PROTECTIV® Safety I.V. Catheter offers distinct product safety features, with documented results that prove its success in reducing accidental needlesticks.

Most importantly, the choice of catheter materials, FEP polymer and radiopaque polyurethane, and needlepoint design of the PROTECTIV® Safety I.V. Catheter eases conversion to safety.

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ACUVANCE® Safety I.V. Catheter

Product Benefits

  • Minimal change in technique and no extra steps - simply insert, thread, remove the introducer, and the needle is blunt.

  • Passive safety technology with no user activation required

  • Control is in the hands of the clinician

  • Comfortable feel of a conventional catheter

  • Compact size and sleek profile allow for one- or two-handed insertions

  • Smooth, tapered hub for insertion ease and patient comfort

  • Available in a variety of lengths and gauges to accommodate procedural and patient needs.

  • Universal color codes to indicate catheter gauge at a glance

  • Unique, large-volume chamber allows fast, clear flashback and easy handling

  • Removable flash plug allows syringe attachment for special procedures

  • FLASH-VUE® feature on the 24 gauge is designed to enhance flashback visualization

ACUVANCE® Safety I.V. Catheter

 

Accidental needlesticks pose one of the greatest risks in healthcare today. Despite improved education and training, the use of engineering controls, such as safety I.V. catheters, afford the healthcare worker protection from accidental needlestics.

The ACUVANCE® Safety I.V. Catheter offers passive safety technology and the comfortable feel of a conventional catheter with a smooth, tapered hub for insertion ease and patient comfort. The unique, large-volume chamber allows clear flashback and easy handling, while the removable flash plug allows syringe attachment for special procedures. ACUVANCE® is available in a variety of catheter lengths, from 14- to 24-gauge sizes, and in FEP polymer or OCRILON® polyurethane biomaterials in straight and winged hubs.

When you choose ACUVANCE®, the only change is for your safety. ACUVANCE® uses passive safety technology to help reduce the incidence of accidental needlesticks.

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VANTAGECATH® Safety I.V. Catheter

The  VantageCath has many features that providers and patients will appreciate:

  • Built-in saline lock

  • Improved flash for confident cannulation

  • Safe and easy blood draws

  • Rapid delivery of life saving drugs – 20% reduction in tubing distance

  • Eliminates need to loop tubing

  • Built-in needle-free access

  • Flawless needle retraction mechanism

  • Rotating L-Tube allows for easy access to luer-lock port

Frontline providers have had to make do with the safety engineered IV catheters made available to them in the clinical setting; compromising their relationships with patients who must endure multiple sticks, a bloody mess and the risk of an infection.

The VantageCath offers a significant improvement in protection and utility. More importantly, the opportunity to gain back the confidence that the patient’s IV start will be safe and effective.

VantageCath

 

Since the advent of safety engineered IV catheters, the primary concern among catheter designers has been the prevention of needlesticks rather than blood exposure.

Blood exposure frequently occurs after an unsuccessful attempt to tamponade the vein or premature separation of the safety tube. Before the provider can complete the IV line connection copious amounts of blood leak out and contaminate the IV site as well as the patient and potentially the provider. The VantageCath provides both needle stick injury prevention and exposure to the patient’s blood.



The VantageCath is the only Bloodless Peripheral Intravenous (IV) Catheter Safety System designed to significantly reduce exposures to blood borne pathogens without compromising the "pop and glide" that users want and need. Utilizing a patented “closed hub” design, blood is contained during the entire cannulation and needle retraction process. This eliminates the need to tamponade above the site of the IV catheter and allows the provider to have both hands free to secure the IV and attach tubing using sterile technique.

 

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