An effective solution to blood pressure contamination is Cuff-Guard, a protective cover for blood pressure cuffs. Made of soft, white spun plastic with an inner impervious plastic coating, Cuff-Guard provides a safe bacterial barrier.
Specifications:
- Model
- Home Health (HH):
- Cover with velcro closure on long edge to seal cuff inside cover.
- Velcro closure to secure on extremity.
- Velcro patch for applying gauge.
- Emergency Room (ER):
- Cover with tape closure on long side to seal cuff inside cover.
- Velcro closure to secure on extremity.
- Velcro patch for applying gauge.
Features:
- Easy to use.
- Attaches to any cuff in less than 30 seconds.
- Requires no disassembly of apparatus.
- White surface will show contamination.
- Easily wiped clean.
- Less expensive than any cuff cover on the market.
- Strong and durable.
- A ninth the cost of disposable vinyl cuffs.
- Fact:
- The Wall Street Journal May 8, 1998 article reports blood-pressure cuffs colonized with VRE.
- Research studies show up to 99% of blood-pressure cuffs tested are contaminated.
- Hepatitis B can be transmitted in dried blood for up to two weeks.
- A major Atlanta operating room discovered that 37% of the BP Cuffs ready to be used were contaminated with blood.
- Problem:
- Bloodborne Pathogen Contamination of Cuffs.
- Viral and Bacterial Contamination.
- Cross Contamination due to infected Cuffs.
- Solution:
- Latex free cover for cuffs.
- Impervious, soft two layered plastic.
- Adult size cover priced as low as 96¢ each.
- Easy to apply and remove.
- Use over your existing equipment.
- We also make covers for: Tourniquets-Vascular Cuffs
Others:
| Size | Order | PACK 20 | Per Cover | CASE 120 | Per Cover | If cuff measures tbis or less | Model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newborn | NBT-15 | $ 13.80 | $ 0.69 | $ 66.24 | $ 0.55 | 2.2" x 7.3" | ER |
| Infant | INT-25 | $ 14.72 | $ 0.74 | $ 73.14 | $ 0.61 | 3.2" x 10.5" | ER |
| - | INT-26 | - | - | - | - | 3.2" x 10.5" | HH |
| Child | CHT-34 | $ 16.10 | $ 0.81 | $ 82.80 | $ 0.69 | 4.2" x 13.6" | ER |
| - | CHT-35 | - | - | - | - | 4.2" x 13.6" | HH |
| Adult | ADT-5 | $ 26.45 | $ 1.32 | $ 132.48 | $ 1.10 | 5.75" x 21.5" | ER |
| - | ADT-8 | - | - | - | - | 5.75" x 21.5" | HH |
| Large Adult | LAT-6 | $ 48.30 | $ 2.41 | $ 240.12 | $ 2.00 | 7.0" x 25.0" | ER |
| - | LAT-7 | - | - | - | - | 7.0" x 25.0" | HH |
| Thigh | TAT-10 | $ 80.04 | $ 4.00 | $ 397.44 | $ 3.31 | 8.5" x 33.0" | ER |
Ordering information:
- Minimum Order: Negotiable