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Vascular Access

Venofix® Safety

Safety Winged IV Needle

High risk of needlestick injuriesSafety devices such as the Venofix® Safety are made to reduce the risks of infection with bloodborne pathogens like Hepatitis B and C or HIV.1

User bene� ts:

Easy activation during handling procedure

Possibility of in-vein activation – no exposure to contaminated needle

Audible click assures that the safety mechanism is activated

Once locked, the mechanism stays locked

Venofix® Safety

Vascular Access

Sharpen your Safety Awareness High risk of needlestick injuries (NSI) Have you or a colleague ever incurred a needlestick injury? The chances are high!Health care workers are exposed to an extremely high risk of NSI and the related possibility of acquiring infections1.

It might not be your fault!Risk factors like a restless patient or a collision with another health care worker are aspects that contribute to a high amount of NSI. These factors cannot be controlled. A needlestick injury can happen to anyone!

Safety does not have to be difficultWith Venofix® Safety B. Braun offers you a safety product for short-term infusion in all hospital departments, doctor offices and long-term care units.

Venofix® Safety offers you safety combined with high conven-ience and yet remains easy to handle. The possibility of in-vein activation is a clear advancement in safety technology.The flexible DEHP-free tubing prevents from kinking to avoid an interruption of infusion therapy. Big flexible wings facilitate the puncture and fixation..

1. NIOSH ALERT. Preventing Needlestick Injuries in Health Care Settings. Cincinnati, OH: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.; 1999. US Dept of Health and Human Services (NIOSH) publication 2000-108

In-vein activationThe Venofix® Safety from B. Braun has a safety mechanism which can be activated with one hand while the needle is still in the patient’s vein.

Size(G)

Size(mm)

Tubinglength (cm)

Flow rate(ml/min)

Residualvolume

(ml)Code No. (REF)

25 0.5 30 4 0.48 4056500-01

23 0.65 30 8 0.49 4056510-01

21 0.8 30 20 0.49 4056520-01

21 0.8 19 20 0.36 4056521-01

19 1.1 30 37 0.56 4056519-01

Product specifications

Useful length: 19 mm, Luer-Lock fitting with closing coneSales unit 500 pcs.

Safety you can feel and hearBy pressing both sides of the needle hub, the needle can be pulled back into the hub and is fully covered when a slight snap is felt and an audible click is heard.

press pull click

Items Most Frequently Causing Sharp-Object InjuriesU.S. EPINet, 1995/63 Hospitals, Cases = 3,003

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� Non-blood-filled needles on solid-core decices

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