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Safety Needles & Sharps Devices
Suture Needles & Needleless Closure Devices

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Safety Needles & Sharps Devices Suture Needles & Needleless Closure Devices
Product & Manufacturer	Comments
ClozeXŽ Wound Closures Clozex Medical LLC (781) 235-1000 http://www.clozex.com/	ClozeX is a hypoallergenic, needleless, film device which replaces sutures, staples and glues for skin closure of surgical incisions and traumatic lacerations. The device offers a simple, fast, high-precision skin closure and greater safety in avoiding needlestick injuries. The product does not require a removal visit and provides patients with high levels of comfort. Its non-invasive design helps to avoid infection and other potential complications.
Product & Manufacturer	Comments
DeRoyal SutureMate Suture Needle DeRoyal 888-938-7828 http://www.power3medical.com/products.htm	SurtureMate is designed to protect the suture needle tips on the stand during preparation of the procedure, allow safe parking of the suture needle between stitches, provide a protected knife blade for easy needle removal prior to knot typing, and for safely holding the used suture needle and protecting the tip prior to movement to the needle counter.
Product & Manufacturer	Comments
SuturTek 360° Fascia Closure Device^TM	None
Product & Manufacturer	Comments
SuturTek Needle Protected Suturing Technology SuturTek Incorporated 978-251-8088 http://www.suturtek.com	A sterile, single-use disposable cartridge containing a standard type needle and standard suture is easily attached to the re-usable FastCloseTM device. The needle is contained within the FastCloseTM cartridge before, during, and after the case, aiding in the prevention of suture needle sticks and protecting surgeons, nurses,and OR staff. The FastCloseTM needle is driven around inside the cartridge in a complete 360° arc. A completed stitch is placed each time the needle and suture are driven across the aperture and through tissue located within the aperture.
Product & Manufacturer	Comments
U.S. Surgical ProtectPoint(TM) Blunt Suture Needle U.S. Surgical A Unit of Tyco Healthcare Group LP 800-722-8772 http://www.syneture.com/	The ProtectPoint(TM) product line includes blunt taper needles designed to reduce tissue penetration force in tougher tissue like muscle and fascia, while still offering superior glove penetration protection. The blunt point needles use a NuCoat(TM) coating technology which provides more consistent penetration pass after pass.

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Web site
CDC Workbook for Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating a Sharps Injury Prevention Program Online guide for an effective sharps injury program. http://www.cdc.gov/sharpssafety/
Guidelines for the Management of Occupational Exposures to HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines, updated September 30, 2005 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5409.pdf
NIOSH Safer Medical Device Implementaion in Healthy Care Facilities: Sharing Lessons Learned To assist health care facilities that are working through this process, NIOSH asked a small number of health care facilities to share their experiences on how they implemented safer medical devices in their settings. In this online resource, the facilities describe how each step was accomplished, and also discuss the barriers encountered and how they were resolved, and most importantly, lessons learned. http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/bbp/safer/
PEPline (Post-Exposure Prophylaxis) Hotline PEPline, the National Clinicians' Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Hotline. This call-in center offers treating clinicians timely and current advice on managing occupational exposures (i.e., needlesticks, splashes, etc.) to HIV, hepatitis and other blood-borne pathogens on a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week basis. The Center is a federally-funded resource that offers confidential expert advice for health care providers caring for persons with HIV/AIDS or managing occupational exposures. Services are free of charge. 1-888-448-4911 http://www.ucsf.edu/hivcntr
Premier Safety Institute The Premier Safety Institute website provides valuable online resources for healthcare-related information and tools that enhance patient, worker, and environmental safety. From the website you can also subscribe to Premier Safety Share, a free, monthly electronic newsletter. The Premier Safety Institute is part of Premier, Inc., a national alliance of hospitals and healthcare systems representing more than 1,500 facilities. http://www.premiersafetyinstitute.org

Note: Information has been provided by the named vendors. The Sustainable Hospitals Project does not endorse any products or take responsibility for the accuracy of the information or for product performance. Contact vendors directly to purchase a product or to obtain more information. This table is a work-in-progress, and feedback may be sent by email to shp@uml.edu or by phone to 978-934-3386.

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