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AB - Biomedical Safety & Standards Concise, accurate news reports for medical device safety professionals BS&S FEATURE February 1, 2011 Volume 41 Confirmation: Not All “Safety” Sharps Are Number 2 Equally Safe IN THIS ISSUE William A. Hyman, ScD With the 10th anniversary of the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act Recalls & Field recently behind us, it is time to once again note that not all devices that claim Corrections—Class I to be safety-engineered sharps offer an equal degree of safety. Although most Sigma Spectrum of these devices offer at least a theoretical degree of protection, it is in the Infusion Pump..............9 real-world environment of clinical use that safety effectiveness actually mat- Vitek 2 Gram-Negative ters, and where actual product performance can differ. In most cases, the Susceptibility Cards....11 effectiveness of a safety-engineered sharp is a human factors issue rather than a purely technical issue. Therefore, how real people really will use these Micromedics Sterile devices in the real environments of use will determine how much actual safety Devices ......................12 they provide. In this regard, theoretical safety without actual safety represents Recalls & Field a waste of resources, lost opportunity, and unfounded complacency. Corrections—Class II Although several analyses of various antineedlestick 
TI - BD Syringe
JF - Biomedical Safety & Standards
DO - 10.1097/01.BMSAS.0000393673.25620.cf
DA - 2011-02-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wolters-kluwer-health/bd-syringe-VAC6LkCIdc
SP - 16
EP - 16
VL - 41
IS - 2
DP - DeepDyve
ER -