DropSafe® Safety Pen Needles

Sterile, single-use safety needles intended for use with pen injector devices for the injection of drugs.¹

Safer Drug Delivery for Clinicians with the new 31G x 5mm DropSafe Safety Pen Needle!

Despite current safety programs, medication injections account for 26% of needlestick injuries (NSI), with clinicians not activating the safety mechanism 72% of the time.

Safety pen needles (SPN) are the safest option for drug delivery.^2,3 DropSafe SPN’s proprietary passive technology with automatic activation resulted in 100% success rate in performing injections with 0% failures.⁷

DropSafe delivers safety for Clinicians through Product & Process

Product

Safety Pen Needles result in 3x lower incidence of NSIs compared to safety insulin syringes.³

DropSafe SPN passive safety technology is designed to improve safety for clinicians:

93% satisfaction and a sense of security, both before and after the injection when using DropSafe.⁷
100% of clinicians agreed that “the injection was easy” with DropSafe SPN.⁷

Process

Risk of an NSI due to bilateral exposure can be minimized by using a shorter needle and injecting at a 90° insertion angle.⁴

At 5mm, clinicians can ditch the pinch with DropSafe SPN thereby reducing the risk of bilateral exposure.

HCPs were 97.9x as likely to report a bilateral exposure NSI if a skin fold was conducted during medication administration.⁴
Insulin injections cause 45% of bilateral exposures, and 82% of the time a safety engineered sharp was used.

Safety Pen Needles are preferred by Clinicians and Patients

Clinicians

When considering dose preparation and administration, 77% of nurses were confident in dose accuracy with a safety pen needle & insulin pen over an insulin syringe.⁸

With an unobstructed needle viewing window, priming confirmation and injection site administration are clearly visible with DropSafe SPN.

Patients

When a safety pen needle was used in the hospital and patients continued to use insulin pens with a pen needle at home, the will likely continue to be adherent, leading to a reduction of in-hospital costs.⁸ Patient satisfaction improved by 498% when able to continue taking insulin at home with the use of a pen needle versus a syringe.⁸

How does DropSafe work?

DropSafe has a unique and proprietary built-in sharps injury prevention feature (SIPF). DropSafe was specifically designed to minimize the risk from accidental needlesticks by application of the SIPF.

The viewing window enables the user to check if the needle is visible.
The shield serves to hide the needle from the patient, both before and after the injection.
After use, the needle is automatically locked out (passive mechanism), confirmed by a red lock-out indicator.

100% of evaluators agreed that the “injection is easy” with DropSafe⁷

Injection Technique

What do I need to know about injection technique with DropSafe safety pen needles?

Guidelines suggest refreshing injection technique annually. Here’s a quick way to remember the steps:⁴

S Secure the safety pen needle to the pen and prime the pen.

A Alternate injection sites to prevent lipohypertrophy and ensure the patient receives the benefit of the full dose.

F Firmly inject at a 90° angle or perpendicular to the skin.

E Ensure to hold for a full 10 seconds to inject the full dose and prevent medication leakage. Begin the count after the pen has been fully depressed.

T The instant the dose is delivered, remove the SPN off the pen injector and discard into a sharps container.

Y Your great technique has benefitted your patient therapeutically and experientially, while securing your safety.

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Description	Needle Size	Units per Box	Boxes per Case	Units per Case
DropSafe® Safety Pen Needles	31G × 5mm (3/16″)	100	20	2000
DropSafe® Safety Pen Needles	31G x 6 mm (1/4″)	100	20	2000
DropSafe® Safety Pen Needles	31G x 8 mm (5/16″)	100	20	2000

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