AutoShield Duo™ Safety Pen Needle

Keep your injections safe and simple
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Overview

Needlestick injuries from insulin injections represent a major ongoing threat to the safety of healthcare workers and caregivers. In one survey, almost 1 in 4 nurses (~24%) have suffered a needlestick injury from giving injections to diabetes patients.1,2,3* In another study, insulin pens accounted for the most frequent cause of needlestick injuries in nursing homes (40%).4† Both the front and back ends of pen needles pose a risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogen virus.5

Features and Benefits

Reduced risk of needle-stick injury (NSI)

The AutoShield Duo™ is a safety pen needle designed with automatically activated protection at both ends of the needle after use to help prevent needle-stick injuries needle during injection and disposal.

Reliability

~95% of nurses agree that AutoShield Duo ™ has a reliable safety mechanism. 6‡

Clear safety shield

Clear safety shield on the patient end of the needle covers the needle prior to injection, while enabling user to visualise the needle.

Visual safety confirmation

Red indicator band on the patient end and orange shield on the non-patient end confirm the activation of safety mechanism and protection after use.

Single-handed injection technique

The AutoShield Duo™ safety pen needle with 5-mm needle does not require a pinch-up minimising the risk of needle-stick injury through a skinfold.1§

Compatibility

The AutoShield Duo™ safety pen needles are compatible with widely used pen injection devices.7

*400 nurses in 381 different hospitals in the US voluntarily completed a survey.

† The study was conducted in 45 nursing homes from April 2002 through December 2007 in Belgium.

‡ A double-blinded survey with 175 nurses from 36 states in the US commissioned in Fall 2021.

§ Patients ≤6 years of age and very thin adults may require a pinch-up.

References

1. Frid AH, Kreugel G, Grassi G, et al. New Insulin Delivery Recommendations. Mayo Clin Proc. 2016;91(9):1231-1255.
2. Lee JM, Botteman MF, Nicklasson L, Cobden D, Pashos CL. Needlestick injury in acute care nurses caring for patients with diabetes mellitus: a retrospective study. Curr Med Res Opin. 2005,21(5):741-747.
3. Frid AH, Kreugel G, Grassi G, et al. New insulin delivery recommendations. Mayo Clin Proc. 2016;91(9) (suppl appendix 14):1-3. doi:10.1016/j.mayocp.2016.06.010.
4. Kiss P, De Meester M, Braeckman L. Needlestick injuries in nursing homes: the prominent role of insulin pens. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008;29(12):1192-1194.
5. Yang L, Mullan B. Reducing needle stick injuries in healthcare occupations: an integrative review of the literature. ISRN Nurs. 2011;2011:315432.
6. Self-reported Satisfaction and Evaluation of the AutoShield Duo™. A survey of acute care and skilled nursing users. 2021.
7. Compatibility Confirmation for Safety Pen Needles/149OTH-0003-77 Rev U – 2025-11-18