Cardinal Health Surgical Clipper Faster and Safer
DUBLIN, Ohio, Oct. 15, 2013 — The Cardinal Health Surgical Clipper, which promotes perioperative safety combined with speed and simplicity, is now available.
“Technology-enabled, evidence-based medicine can help improve quality, ensure safety and increase efficiencies,” said Shaden Marzouk, MD, vice president of Clinical Affairs at Cardinal Health, “and the Cardinal Health Surgical Clipper enables effective preoperative hair removal that could help minimize skin abrasions and the potentially resultant surgical site infections. The clipper’s ‘touch-free’ technology could also help minimize sharps exposure.”
The clipper’s patent-pending design includes a touch-free, attach-and-release technology that prevents staff exposure to sharp blades. The two-plane blade design, with a moving blade located away from the patient’s skin, reduces the potential for nicks, scrapes and other damage that can lead to surgical site infections.
A study performed at an independent test lab concluded that the Cardinal Health Standard Prep Blade is safer than competitive general purpose blades. Specifically, in tests measuring damage to the skin caused by a clipper blade, including a cut, nick or scrape, the Cardinal Health safety incident rate was three times lower than the leading competitor.
The Cardinal Health Surgical Clipper was also designed to enhance speed. The disposable, “no-touch” Standard Prep Blade and Specialty Blade provide a large cutting plane with cutting widths of 1.2 inches and 1.4 inches, respectively. The optimized blade width allows for fewer passes and a faster clip time, as demonstrated in a third-party independent clinical study.
To learn more about the Cardinal Health Surgical Clipper via an instructional video, clinical evidence or a related continuing education course, visit http://cardinalhealth.com/surgicalclipper.
About Cardinal Health
Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE: CAH) is a $101 billion health care services company that improves the cost-effectiveness of health care. As the business behind health care, Cardinal Health helps pharmacies, hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, clinical laboratories and physician offices focus on patient care while reducing costs, enhancing efficiency and improving quality. Cardinal Health is an essential link in the health care supply chain, providing pharmaceuticals and medical products and services to more than 100,000 locations each day and is also the industry-leading direct-to-home medical supplies distributor. The company is a leading manufacturer of medical and surgical products, including gloves, surgical apparel and fluid management products. In addition, the company operates the nation’s largest network of radiopharmacies that dispense products to aid in the early diagnosis and treatment of disease. Ranked #19 on the Fortune 500, Cardinal Health employs 34,000 people worldwide. More information about the company may be found at www.cardinalhealth.com and @CardinalHealth on Twitter.
SOURCE: Cardinal Health