Although safety devices were introduced over a decade ago, preventing needlestick injuries continues to be a major concern. With the B. Braun Introcan Safety® IV Catheter, you are protected by a truly passive safety device that is activated automatically and cannot be by-passed.

No extra time-consuming steps are required to ensure healthcare worker and patient safety. The Universal Bevel needle allows a wider choice of insertion angles which makes insertions more comfortable for patients. With this easy-to-use safety IV catheter and its Double Flashback Technology, you can be confident of successful needle and catheter placement every time. And, with half the plastic content of other safety IV catheters, you can significantly reduce storage space and medical waste.

Raise your facility's standard of care and choose the environmentally-friendly B. Braun Introcan Safety® IV Catheter to:

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    Reduce Needlestick Injuries

    Studies have shown that user-activated safety devices are deployed only 83% of the time (reference: Victoria Valls, 2007). Passive safety design is proven to be more effective than user-activated design (reference: Y. Linuna 2005).

    The B. Braun Introcan Safety® IV Catheter with Passive Safety Technology:

    Deploys Automatically

    • Safety feature requires no user activation — no button, twists or clicks
    • Safety shield stays in place through disposal

     

     

     

    Cannot Be Bypassed

    • Unique, patented safety design automatically engages safety shield upon needle withdrawal
    • Safety shield protects needle tip to prevent needlestick injury without any additional steps

      

    Promote First Stick Success

    B. Braun Introcan Safety® IV Catheter helps improve first stick success with:

    Double Flashback Technology

    • Helps ensure first stick success and patient comfort through quick visualization of both needle and catheter flashback
    • Promotes best practices by reducing the need to remove and reinsert the needle in order to confirm catheter placement, as may occur with other "instant flash" systems
    • Needle Flash confirms the needle is in the vein
    • Catheter Flash confirms catheter placement

     

     

     

    Push-Off Plate

    • Facilitates easy, one-hand catheter advancement
    • Acts as a bevel orientation indicator

     

    Locking Bevel Indicator

    • Confirms correct bevel orientation (up)
    • Adds stability during catheter advancement 

     

    Improve Patient Comfort

    B. Braun Introcan Safety® IV Catheter enhances patient comfort with:

    Universal Bevel Design

    • Proprietary needle design to make catheter insertion more comfortable for patients
    • Unique geometry provides a wide choice of insertion angles to aid in accessing difficult veins
    • Super-sharp needle bevel helps improve patient comfort
    • Creates a V-shaped, tricuspid incision versus a lancet cut for easier catheter insertion, less tissue tearing and faster healing

     

     

    Optimized Catheter Lubrication

    • Provides smooth, comfortable catheter advancement

    Choice of Catheter Material

    • Provides more comfortable indwelling performance options
      • Polyurethane (PUR) for softer, more comfortable, longer indwelling and kink resistance
      • Fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP) with firmer construction for arterial access

    Patient Safety Assurance

     

    Ensure Best Practices

     

    B. Braun Introcan Safety® IV Catheter is designed to be:

    Easy to Use

    • No extra steps needed to prepare the catheter for insertion.
      It is ready to go right out of the package
    • Safety shield deploys automatically and requires no activation — no buttons, no twists, no clicks to remember
    • Push-Off Plate acts as a bevel orientation indicator and facilitates easy one-handed catheter advancement
    • Locking Bevel Indicator confirms correct bevel orientation and adds stability during catheter advancement
    • Removable flash plug permits attachment of a syringe for aspiration or other special procedures
    • Promotes compliance by preventing needle reinsertion

    Environmentally Friendly

    • PVC-Free, DEHP-Free and Latex-Free design protects the environment
    • Smaller device size consumes less raw material and reduces overall waste disposal