BD Introsyte-N™ Autoguard™
Shielded introducer for neonatal PICC and Midline catheters

Features and Benefits

• Splittable Introducer Sheath
• Shielding Technology
• BD Instaflash™ Needle Technology
• Catheter Tip
• Proven Superiority in the Reduction of Needlesticks
• Superior Insertion Quality

Splittable Introducer Sheath

Features:

The color-coded splittable introducer sheath is designed to split away easily from the PICC or midline catheter.

Benefits:

• Easily splits for removal from the inserted catheter.
• Color-coding of the introducer sheath wings ensures the introducer is the correct size for the catheter being placed.

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Shielding Technology

Features:

The unique, patented activation mechanism of the BD Introsyte-N Autoguard shielded introducer is a mechanical design in which the button holds the needle assembly in the forward position until the user activates the device. Pressing the button releases the spring and allows the needle and flash chamber to retract quickly into the safety barrel.

Benefits:

• Allows user to determine when to activate the safety mechanism.
• Clinician maintains control of the process which is especially important with the clinicians placing catheters in neonates and infants.
• Activation of the needle shielding mechanism can be confirmed by sight.
• Offers a high degree of safety in two areas: 1) needlestick injury and 2) blood exposure.

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BD Instaflash Needle Technology

Features:

The BD Instaflash needle technology incorporates the many years of experience BD has as the worldwide leader in medical needle technology. The unique notched needle provides immediate visualization of blood return along the catheter shaft. Managing the needle development process from the purchase of the unformed stainless steel through to the final testing gives BD unmatched control over the quality of our needles.

Benefits:

• The BD notched needle technology provides immediate confirmation of vessel entry.
• Added confidence when accessing the veins of neonates.
• The overall insertion force of the Introsyte-N Autoguard needle is low, causing less pain during insertion.
• The modified B-bevel cutting edge makes a small incision, which may result in less site bleeding and faster healing.
• Consistent product performance in the clinical setting.

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Catheter Tip

Features:

The low-profile symmetrical tip is facilitates a minimum of resistance as the tissue transitions from the needle bevel onto the introducer sheath.

Benefits:

• The catheter tip is designed for ultra-smooth penetration, greater first start efficiency, reduced catheter peelback, and less pain and trauma to the patient.

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Proven Superiority in the Reduction of Needlesticks

Features: The BD Introsyte-N Autoguard features the BD Autoguard™ needle shielding technology with proven needlestick reduction, which has been adapted for use in a splittable plastic sheath PICC introducer designed especially for use in accessing small veins.

Benefits:

• The BD Autoguard technology is the only needle shielding technology that has been clinically proven to offer a "…marked and significant reduction in IV stylet-related injuries…"¹.

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Superior Insertion Quality

• The current insertion characteristics in the industry for PICC introducers are very poor in comparison to that of peripheral IV catheters. BD, the company that set the IV catheter insertion characteristics standard more than 15 years ago, is working to change this. Through leverage of proprietary technologies, BD has produced the BD Introsyte-N Autoguard Shielded Introducer with insertion characteristics that have been shown to be comparable to that of a BD Insyte IV catheter and substantially better than the market leading introducer. BD’s proprietary technologies include catheter tipping, notched needle and lubrication systems.

¹ Mendelson MH, Chen LBY, Finkelstein LE, Bailey E, Kogan G. Mount Sinai Med Center, New York, NY. Preliminary Evaluation of a Safety IV Catheter (Insyte Autoguard, Becton Dickinson) Using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Surveillance System for Hospital Healthcare Workers Database.

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