More than 300,000 US healthcare workers sustain sharps injuries every year in the United States, and over 42% of these occur in the Operating Room.
A large proportion of OR sharps injuries occur through suturing and the passing of sharps. A Hands-Free technique is mandated by OSHA law for the passing of scalpels and syringes, but the consistent use of a neutral zone remains limited and the use of kidney dishes and flat trays offer sub-optimal protection in safely retrieving instruments.
Designed in conjunction with perioperative staff, the Bladesafe Multi provides a solution to the safety risks associated with the transfer, storage and disposal of sharps within a surgical setting. The Bladesafe passing tray facilitates intuitive retrieval, depositing and passing of devices by surgeons and scrub staff mid-procedure, and the Bladesafe counting tray provides a convenient single location for the management of all procedural sharps including K-Wires, hypodermic needles, suture counting, scalpel storage and blade removal.
