Efficacy Articles & Whitepapers

Summaries and resources that explain the technology behind our devices and the impact on clinical practice.

Reducing Needlestick Injuries from Active Safety Devices: A Passive Safety-Engineered Device Trial

Passive retractable devices significantly lowered NSI risk, improved staff safety perceptions, and demonstrated cost-benefit advantages despite higher purchase costs.

Sharps Safety: Advancing the Agenda to Curtail Injuries and Exposures

This article presents a case study of a statewide correctional health program that implemented sharps safety measures to reduce needlestick injuries among healthcare workers.

Eliminating Needlesticks: Creating a Safer Environment for Both Patient and Caregiver

A network of pediatric primary care clinics in North Texas sought to reduce contaminated needlesticks and improve sharps safety. The network reported a zero percent contaminated needlestick rate from syringes within approximately two years post-implementation.

Evaluation of Retractable Syringes in a Measles-Rubella Immunization Campaign in Peru

During a nationwide measles-rubella immunization campaign in Peru (2006), the Ministry of Health, UNICEF, and PATH introduced 500,000 automatic retractable syringes in Lima and Cuzco to assess user acceptability, perceived safety, and effects on waste management.

Needlestick injuries in a major teaching hospital: The worthwhile effect of hospital-wide replacement of conventional hollow-bore needles

Hospital-wide adoption of SEDs, particularly retractable syringes, resulted in a significant and sustained decline in NSIs, improving worker safety across multiple departments.

Needlestick Prevention: An Ongoing Journey

Proactive adoption of VanishPoint syringes demonstrated safety, regulatory compliance, strong staff preference, and practical success in high-volume clinical use.

A Team Approach to Needlestick Injuries

Through a team-driven quality improvement process, a psychiatric center demonstrated that needlestick injuries are preventable. By combining safer devices, staff involvement, and updated policies, the facility eliminated injuries for two consecutive years while also achieving measurable cost savings.