“Our goal at BD is to deliver the highest quality patient care, while also protecting the doctors, nurses and technicians who use our products to care for others every day,” said Richard Brajer, President, Sample Collection Worldwide at BD. “The ECLIPSE blood collection needle not only delivers advanced protection technology for health care workers, it includes the proven quality and performance of the VACUTAINER Brand PRECISIONGLIDE™ needle and is compatible with all the products in the VACUTAINER Brand sample collection system.”

The ECLIPSE safety shield is attached directly to a standard blood collection needle and already aligned with the bevel of the needle, so no extra assembly or adjustment is required by the user. The intuitive design of the advanced protection technology means there is no need to change the standard, one-handed venipuncture technique when using the ECLIPSE needle. The procedure remains familiar and the user’s other hand is free to apply pressure to the patient’s puncture site. The ECLIPSE shield is activated immediately after the needle is removed from the vein. When the thumb pushes forward on the shield, an audible click indicates that the safety shield is locked in place. The ECLIPSE shield has minimal impact on waste disposal.