PRO-JECTING THE COST OF PROTECTION FROM AIDS, HEPATITIS B, AND OTHER BLOOD RELATED DISEASES

Introducing the Pro-Ject 200 Reusable Safety Blood Needle Holder

• The following appeared in the August 4, 1988 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
  • "Vacuum tube phlebotomy assemblies accounted for only 5 percent of needle stick injuries, but the rate per 100,000 items purchased was four times as high as for disposable syringes. Because the contaminated needle must be unscrewed from the reusable holder (by hand) it is common practice either to recap it before disassembly or to secure the needle with clamps during disassembly."
    
    
• The authors conclude their study with this statement:
  • "The current climate of concern has resulted in a demand for a safer work environment; this may be viewed as a historic opportunity to accelerate the transfer of new technology into the workplace. A timely and fast response to this opportunity can bring about substantial and lasting improvements in an area where progress is long overdue."
    
    
• Health care providers have attacked this problem with increased training, but have found that product design is both the problem and the solution.
  • Some facilities dispose of their reusable blood needle assemblies after each procedure to avoid needle sticks. However, the cost of the reusable holder plus the cost of disposing of them in approved containers is approximately $.13 - $.14 per procedure.
  • Other facilities have chosen to use single-use disposable needle holders which costs even more, are larger and have a cost-of disposal - approximately $.21 - $.37 per procedure.
    
    
• IDC Medical is offering the Pro-Ject 200 as a COST EFFICIENT SOLUTION to this serious problem. Our product is REUSABLE and the cost can be as low as 2c PER PROCEDURE.
  
  
• We believe that by making the cost of protection reasonable, it can be available to everyone.