BD SafetyGlide™ insulin syringe

Keep your insulin injections safe
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Overview

Needle-stick injuries from insulin injections represent a major ongoing threat to the safety of healthcare workers and caregivers.1 In a survey, almost 1 in 4 nurses (~24%) have suffered a needle-stick injury from giving injections to diabetes patients.1,2,3^

Features and Benefits

Reduced risk of needle-stick injury (NSI)

BD SafetyGlide™ insulin syringe is a safety-engineered insulin syringe that helps protect healthcare professionals and the caregivers from accidental needle-sticks. 

One handed safety activation

BD SafetyGlide™ insulin syringe features a sliding safety arm that enables one-handed activation to cover the needle point after use. 

Easy to read

BD SafetyGlide™ insulin syringe is designed with a rotating safety arm to ensure that the unit scale is visible.

Full range of needle lengths and barrel capacities

BD SafetyGlide™ insulin syringe is available in 8-mm and 13-mm needle lengths with 0.5-mL and 1-mL barrel capacities based on patient’s dosing need. 

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

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.

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