Medlance - Model Plus - Safety Lancet - Brochure

Medlance Plus safety lancets are sterile, single-use medical devices intended for capillary blood sampling. Intended users are healthcare professionals. Sharps injuries expose healthcare workers to blood-borne pathogens. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that about 385,000 sharps-related injuries occur annually among healthcare workers in hospitals. It has been estimated that about half or more of sharps injuries go unreported. Most reported sharps injuries involve nurses, but laboratory workers, physicians, housekeepers, medical students and other healthcare workers are also exposed to injuries-Sharp injuries can occur before, during or even after use of a sharp and continue to be a serious health and safety hazard.