We’ve reinvented short peripheral venous access with a simple, but profound idea: Use a
smaller diameter and shorter introducer needle tip to help reduce vein damage.*
Traditional catheter outer layer
“Smaller” diameter needle and
bevel tip inner layer
Passively activated safety
shield / dilator middle layer
The benefits can be less vein wall damage than from traditional size needle tips, fewer “blown” veins or vein wall irritations such as phlebitis, and reduced leakage at the needle incision site to help reduce infiltrations.
Traditional catheter layer
works with standard sizes
“Smaller” needle tip exposed:
READY FOR USE
Needle tip retracted:
SAFE MODE
Shorter needle tip to reduce vein wall damage*
Passively activated needlestick safety shield
Tighter catheter wall to vein incision ratio for better Venous Seal
* “A short bevel needle with a very thin tip improves vein puncture performance of peripheral intravenous catheters: An experimental study. Tanabe H, et al. J Vasc Access. 2020 Nov;21(6):969-976. doi: 10.1177/1129729820920108. Epub 2020 May 6. PMID: 32372685”
* “Effect of a thin-tipped short bevel needle for peripheral intravenous access on the compressive deformation and displacement of the vein: A preclinical study. Tanabe H, et al. J Vasc Access. 2022 Jun 30:11297298221075169. doi: 10.1177/11297298221075169. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35773962”
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