Safety device for prefilled syringes

Feb 9th, 2010

• Safe'n'Sound™ is a four-component system (sleeve, body, plunger, and spring) for staked and luer-lock -mL-long prefilled syringes

• provides healthcare professionals and patients with protection from needlesticks to prevent accidental contamination.

• when the injection is complete, the syringe retracts automatically in the system without user intervention; works with both cut flanges and round flanges

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