Insyte Autoguard Shielded IV Catheter 20g x 300mm - Box of 50

The BD Insyte™ Autoguard™ Shielded IV Catheter incorporates advanced safety features including a push button that instantly retracts the needle, helping reduce the risk of accidental needlestick injuries.

It also features notched needle technology that allows quick blood visualisation at the point of insertion that may help improve first-stick success and therefore reduce insertion attempts.

Features and benefits:

• Enhanced Safety - BD push-button needle shielding technology is demonstrated to reduce needlestick injuries by 95%.
• First-Stick Success - BD Instaflash™ needle technology on 20-24 G products may improve first-stick success and reduce painful hit-and-miss insertions.
• Reduced complications - BD Vialon™ biomaterial softens up to 70% in the vein, enabling longer dwell times and reducing the chance of mechanical phlebitis by up to 50%.
• Insertion success in sight - BD Instaflash™ needle technology incorporates a notched needle, which clinically demonstrated improved first-attempt insertion success, reducing painful hit-and-miss insertions.
• Reduces the risk of phlebitis - Proprietary BD Vialon™ biomaterial softens up to 70% in the vein, enabling longer dwell times and reducing the chance of mechanical phlebitis by up to 50%.
• Helps control during insertion - Provides safe handling of a withdrawn needle without reducing its ease of insertion.
• Care for the caregiver - Push-button shielding technology with fully encapsulated needle have shown to reduce needlestick injuries by 95% without reducing its ease of insertion.