Tech in Surgery Prep / Unit 20 TSC 489 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Blunt-Tip Suture Needles
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The idea
Blunt-tip suture needles have rounded points and are used, where suitable, to reduce needlestick injuries.
In practice
Federal workplace guidance lists them among the engineering controls for the surgical suite, together with safer sharps devices and a neutral zone.
Where people slip
They are not suitable for every tissue; the surgeon decides when they can be used.
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