Auto-retractable safety syringe for aspiration and injection

医务人员职业暴露于血源性病原体是医院/医疗环境中的常见事件。当一个注射器在病人身上意外地刺穿另一个人的皮肤时，就会发生针刺伤害。它们有可能传播血液传播的感染，包括B型肝炎病毒、丙型肝炎病毒和人体免疫缺陷病毒（艾滋病毒）。世界卫生组织估计，每年约有300万医护人员因针头刺伤而暴露于血源性病原体。据HSE估计，英国每年有10万例针刺伤害，尽管真实数字可能更高，因为许多病例未报告。C-Major正在开发一种独特的专利安全注射器，可用于注射，也可用于收集血液样本。

Occupational exposures of healthcare personnel to bloodborne pathogens are frequent events in hospitals / medical settings. A needle-stick injury occurs when a syringe that has been in a patient accidentally punctures another person's skin. They have the potential to transmit blood-borne infections, including hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The WHO estimated that ~3 million healthcare workers are exposed to blood borne pathogens each year due to needlestick injury. The HSE has estimated that there are 100,000 annually needlestick injuries in the UK each year, although the true figure may be higher as many cases go unreported. C-Major is developing a unique patented safety syringe that can be used for injection and also for collecting blood samples.