Nursing Review Issue 5 | Sep-Oct 2017 | Page 2
Products designed for your safety
TERUMO is dedicated to providing innovative devices that
help reduce the risk of sharps related injuries, that are easy
to use and provide the best health outcomes for patients
and increased safety for healthcare workers.
SurGuard2 ™ Safety Needles
A simple one-handed technique activates
the safety shield of SurGuard2 ™ .
Easily confirm activation
of the safety shield:
Hear the ‘click’
Feel the ‘click’
BEFORE
See the needle
locked inside
SurGuard2 ™ safety needles fit all
luer lock and luer slip syringes.
AFTER
VanishPoint ® Retractable Syringes
Passive safety-engineered devices (PSEDs)
are most effective for NSI prevention 1 .
Activation cannot
be by-passed
No change in
clinical practice
Needle automatically
retracts into the syringe
Terumo Australia Pty Ltd
Macquarie Park NSW 2113 Australia
Mount Albert Auckland 1025 New Zealand
E: [email protected]
BEFORE
AFTER
T: 1800 837 866
T: 0800 66 77 57
SurGuard2 ™ is a trademark of Terumo Corporation.
VanishPoint ® is a registered trademark of Retractable Technologies Inc.
Reference: 1. AOHP Journal, Spring 2014. Reducing Needlestick Injuries
from Active Safety Devices: A Passive Safety-Engineered Device Trial.
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