We are using the Gripper Plus by Deltec. I had tried the Safety Plus Huber and did not like it. It is the one that you squeeze the side of the wings to remove. Well if you placed it in a patient who was heavy or large chested when they turned in bed the needle would come out. This happened to me on a few oncology patients. Thank God that they were not receiving chemo at the time. I finally trialed the Gripper Plus and was happy with it. It comes in various sized and comes with the extension with or without a side port. You can easily access a DL port without any problems they are slim line and fit well side by side. I have had patients who have had their port accessed in another institution with a different huber and comment on how nice ours is. Call your Deltec rep and get some samples. Margaret M Nicastro, CRNI, OCN Coorordinator IV Therapy/Oncology Gettysburg Hospital 147 Gettys Street Gettysburg, PA 17325 Phone: 717-337-4312 Fax: 717-337-4485
________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Maria Kostylo Sent: Tue 1/17/2006 4:30 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: port needles Hi All, We are trialing various various safety non-coring needles for use with our ports. Can people share what they use and why they like or don't like it. One of the challenges we're wondering about is how well two fit side-by-side when the patient has a dual-lumen/dual-septum port. Thanks, Maria Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email may contain confidential health information that is legally privileged. This information is intended for the use of the named recipient(s). The authorized recipient of this information is prohibited from disclosing this information to any party unless required to do so by law or regulation and is required to destroy the information after its stated need has been fulfilled. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or action taken in reliance on the contents of this email is strictly prohibited. If you receive this e-mail message in error, please notify the sender immediately to arrange disposition of the information.
