Smiths Medical Receives Clearance for New Safety Needle to Help Protect Clinicians and Minimize Patient Discomfort.ST. PAUL St. Paul as a missionary he fearlessly confronts the “perils of waters, of robbers, in the city, in the wilderness.” [N.T.: II Cor. 11:26] See : Bravery , Minn. -- SMITHS Medical, part of the global technology business Smiths Group, today announces that it has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. ) for a new safety needle designed to protect clinicians from needlestick injuries needlestick injury Infection control The unintentional exposure of a health care worker to a needle used in direct Pt management. See Hospital-acquired penetration contacts, Sharps. and minimize discomfort for patients. Smiths Medical's GRIPPER([R]) Micro Safety Needle is similar in design to the popular GRIPPER PLUS([R]) Safety Needle introduced in 2002 but includes advancements such as a low profile infusion site and a blunt cannula cannula /can·nu·la/ (kan´u-lah) a tube for insertion into a vessel, duct, or cavity; during insertion its lumen is usually occupied by a trocar. can·nu·la or can·u·la n. pl. . The GRIPPER([R]) Micro safety needle is used to deliver medications intravenously through a patient's implanted im·plant v. im·plant·ed, im·plant·ing, im·plants v.tr. 1. To set in firmly, as into the ground: implant fence posts. 2. port. The two-piece needle system includes an inserter and an infusion site. After the GRIPPER([R]) Micro needle is inserted into a patient's implanted port, the inserter is removed, leaving behind a small, low profile infusion site with a blunt cannula, which can be used to administer medication or withdraw fluid. The inserter's unique safety arm provides an audible 'click' when it is lifted, giving clinicians further assurance that the needle is locked in a safe position for disposal, protecting those who come into contact with it. The infusion site's small size and foam pad is designed to provide increased comfort for patients undergoing long-term infusion protocols such as chemotherapy. Jim Stitt, President of Smiths Medical MD, said: "We are very pleased that we will soon be able to offer the GRIPPER([R]) Micro Safety Needle, which will help healthcare workers to minimize discomfort for patients and stay safe themselves." The GRIPPER([R]) Micro Safety Needle is expected to be launched in the first quarter of 2008. Smiths Medical Smiths Medical is a supplier of specialist medical devices to global markets. Smiths Medical comprises three product groupings: Safety Devices, Vital Care and Medication Delivery & Patient Monitoring (MDPM MDPM Mechanically Deboned Poultry Meat MDPM Mutual Defense Pact Militia (formed by Rick Stanley) MDPM Multi-Dimensional Phase Modulation MDPM Multi-level Distributed Process Modeling MDPM Mouvement pour la Défense des Pensionnés des Mines ). Smiths Medical customers include hospitals and other healthcare providers worldwide. Smiths Medical employs nearly 7,500 people. For further information visit www.smiths-medical.com Smiths Group Smiths is a global technology company listed on the London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange London marketplace for securities. It was formed in 1773 by a group of stockbrokers who had been doing business informally in local coffeehouses. . A world leader in the practical application of advanced technologies, Smiths Group delivers products and services for the threat & contraband contraband, in international law, goods necessary or useful in the prosecution of war that a belligerent may lawfully seize from a neutral who is attempting to deliver them to the enemy. detection, medical devices, energy and communications markets worldwide. Our products and services make the world safer, healthier and more productive. Smiths Group employs more than 20,000 people in over 50 countries. For more information visit www.smiths.com |
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