ETHIGUARD* Blunt Point Needles

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 that 99% 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-friendly⁷

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.”