Safety in Superior Medical Device Technologies
About Syringe
The ClickZip™️ syringes currently have approval of the US FDA (510K) are CE Marked and listed on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG) and the New Zealand equivalent, WAND. The ClickZip™️ technology has been in commercial release since 2004. Between 2011 and the end of 2016 over 800 million ClickZip syringes have been supplied into the predominantly NGO market.
In February 2015 the World Health Organisation issued Guidelines for the use of safety syringes. This document encourages countries to introduce safer, ‘smarter’ syringes in an effort to reduce the chronic spread of blood borne pathogens through the prevalence of syringe reuse or Needle Stick Injury (‘NSI’).
How it Works
Step 1 : Shown is the ClickZip™ as it is packaged. Make sure the needle is fixed tight and then use the standard aseptic technique to DRAW out the medication and fill the syringe.
Step 2 : INJECT the medication by fully depressing the plunger to the end of the syringe barrel to engage the locking mechanism. The user should be able to feel and hear a ‘CLICK’.
Step 3 : ZIP the plunger back to retract the needle safely back into the barrel. The needle will tilt to one side and encapsulate the needle in the barrel of the syringe, preventing reuse or needlestick injury.
Step 4 : SNAP off the plunger at the breaking point. ClickZip™ is now disabled and cannot be reused. Discard the complete unit as per regulations require.