RTI VanishPoint Syringe Gets "Preferred" Rating in ECRI Safe Needle Study
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Retractable Technologies, Inc.' s VanishPoint syringe is the only disposable syringe to receive a "preferred" rating in a new ECRI study evaluating the safety, ease-of-use, performance and cost-effectiveness of currently available needlestick protection devices (NPDs).
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