Feb 13, 2011 23:08
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French term
United States
Literature & Scholarship
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: French to English, English, German to English
tulipe de désadaptation
French to English
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Medical (general)
Le tulipe de désadaption peut diminuer le risque d'accidents percutanés.
It appears that this device is used in the removal of a syringe or an injection pen. This is from a text describing a study on the risks posed by injection pens to health care personnel during the administration of insulin, etc. According to this study, most percutaneous accidents occur during "recapuchonnage-désadaptation de l'aiguille". Could désadaptation here mean removal?
It appears that this device is used in the removal of a syringe or an injection pen. This is from a text describing a study on the risks posed by injection pens to health care personnel during the administration of insulin, etc. According to this study, most percutaneous accidents occur during "recapuchonnage-désadaptation de l'aiguille". Could désadaptation here mean removal?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +7 | needle disconnection/disengagement device |
Michael Barnett
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needle disconnection/disengagement device
This requires a bit of explanation.
Old style syringe/needle systems consist of a syringe for sucking out or injecting in fluids and a needle that attaches to the syringe. The two items are detachable, permitting a variety of syringe sizes and needle lengths and thicknesses that can be mixed and matched according to the task at hand.
Typically, the needle is screwed into the syringe, both devices being threaded for this purpose. The needle itself is encased in a plastic cap that the user holds as he screws the needle into the syringe. If there were no cap, the needle would be contaminated by the user as he screwed it in and also, since the needle is so thin, he would not be able to grip it well enough to actually accomplish the screw-in as the connection is rather tight. Once the needle/cap combination is screwed into the syringe, the cap is removed by pulling it off along the axis parallel to the needle.
The act of removing the cap (uncapping as the asker has called it) poses no risk to the user, because the needle has not yet been inserted into the patient. Yes, it is still possible to stick yourself at this point, but this is of no consequence, because the needle has not yet been contaminated with the patient's (potentially infectious) blood.
The user proceeds to stick the needle into the patient, either to inject the fluid from the syringe or to draw out blood from the patient.
The needle is now removed from the patient and the dangerous part begins. If you try to recap the needle, you risk sticking yourself with the contaminated needle. If you try to disengage (desadaptation) the needle from the syringe without the cap on, you again risk sticking yourself.
In my office, the solution is to throw the whole syringe/needle combination into the sharps container without recapping it.
However, in the case of insulin pens, or Vacutainers(tm), the "syringe" section is not disposable, so you are obliged to DISENGAGE the needle before throwing it out into the sharps container.
The tulipe de desadaptation is a tulip shaped plastic device that replaces the cap and allows the needle to be attached and removed safely. The process is not uncapping the needle, but rather removing the needle from the syringe/pen/Vacutainer.
Old style syringe/needle systems consist of a syringe for sucking out or injecting in fluids and a needle that attaches to the syringe. The two items are detachable, permitting a variety of syringe sizes and needle lengths and thicknesses that can be mixed and matched according to the task at hand.
Typically, the needle is screwed into the syringe, both devices being threaded for this purpose. The needle itself is encased in a plastic cap that the user holds as he screws the needle into the syringe. If there were no cap, the needle would be contaminated by the user as he screwed it in and also, since the needle is so thin, he would not be able to grip it well enough to actually accomplish the screw-in as the connection is rather tight. Once the needle/cap combination is screwed into the syringe, the cap is removed by pulling it off along the axis parallel to the needle.
The act of removing the cap (uncapping as the asker has called it) poses no risk to the user, because the needle has not yet been inserted into the patient. Yes, it is still possible to stick yourself at this point, but this is of no consequence, because the needle has not yet been contaminated with the patient's (potentially infectious) blood.
The user proceeds to stick the needle into the patient, either to inject the fluid from the syringe or to draw out blood from the patient.
The needle is now removed from the patient and the dangerous part begins. If you try to recap the needle, you risk sticking yourself with the contaminated needle. If you try to disengage (desadaptation) the needle from the syringe without the cap on, you again risk sticking yourself.
In my office, the solution is to throw the whole syringe/needle combination into the sharps container without recapping it.
However, in the case of insulin pens, or Vacutainers(tm), the "syringe" section is not disposable, so you are obliged to DISENGAGE the needle before throwing it out into the sharps container.
The tulipe de desadaptation is a tulip shaped plastic device that replaces the cap and allows the needle to be attached and removed safely. The process is not uncapping the needle, but rather removing the needle from the syringe/pen/Vacutainer.
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Reference comments
29 mins
Reference:
Life Science Operational Support, Brookhaven National Laboratory, BNL
Needle stick injuries are wounds caused by needles that accidentally ... Recapping and uncapping can account for 25 to 30 percent of all needle stick ...
www.bnl.gov/.../News.../Volume3Issue3December2010-story3.as... - Cached
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http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:AwQSkUd...
A compact, substantially planar needlestick prevention safety device has a discoid shield-like portion, divided into an upper and lower half via a living hinge, and a pair of squeezable handles extending laterally therefrom. A central beveled aperture with outwardly extending radial slits accommodates within it a wide range of needle cap sizes. When the handles are squeezed by hand, the upper and lower halves of the disc fold toward each other along the living hinge and impart a variable and easily controllable amount of clamping force at the central aperture, thereby securely gripping the needle cap for uncapping or recapping purposes. The device provides a very high margin of safety during recapping, fits easily in the coat pocket for ease of accessibility, and is reusable and sterilizable by any sterilization method.
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Note added at 35 mins (2011-02-13 23:43:27 GMT)
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[PDF]
LES CAHIERS DU FORMATHON 2008
- [ Translate this page ]
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insuline fractionnée : > 1 injection / J soit 2 à 4 / J . b) Les situations particulières ...... Retirer l'aiguille à l'aide de la tulipe de désadaptation. ...
formathon.eu/public/BookFormathon2008.pdf - Similar
so,
this IS to do withdrawl of the needle, but is describing a special device that helps in withdrawing the needle...
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Note added at 40 mins (2011-02-13 23:48:45 GMT)
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totally non medical reference
Lexique
driveshaft, arbre de transmission driveshaft gaiter, soufflet d'arbre de transmission driveshaft outer joint yoke, tulipe de la transmission ...
clubmercedesbenz.free.fr/Page_lexique.htm - Cached
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Note added at 44 mins (2011-02-13 23:53:04 GMT)
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Syringe capping and uncapping device - Patent 5308582
by LM Serra - 1994 - Cited by 2 - Related articles
3 May 1994 ... A hypodermic syringe uncapping device includes a housing enclosing ... within yoke collar 23 and the plunger shaft is connected to a needle ...
www.freepatentsonline.com/5308582.html - Cached
Needle stick injuries are wounds caused by needles that accidentally ... Recapping and uncapping can account for 25 to 30 percent of all needle stick ...
www.bnl.gov/.../News.../Volume3Issue3December2010-story3.as... - Cached
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Note added at 31 mins (2011-02-13 23:39:37 GMT)
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http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:AwQSkUd...
A compact, substantially planar needlestick prevention safety device has a discoid shield-like portion, divided into an upper and lower half via a living hinge, and a pair of squeezable handles extending laterally therefrom. A central beveled aperture with outwardly extending radial slits accommodates within it a wide range of needle cap sizes. When the handles are squeezed by hand, the upper and lower halves of the disc fold toward each other along the living hinge and impart a variable and easily controllable amount of clamping force at the central aperture, thereby securely gripping the needle cap for uncapping or recapping purposes. The device provides a very high margin of safety during recapping, fits easily in the coat pocket for ease of accessibility, and is reusable and sterilizable by any sterilization method.
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Note added at 35 mins (2011-02-13 23:43:27 GMT)
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[PDF]
LES CAHIERS DU FORMATHON 2008
- [ Translate this page ]
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
insuline fractionnée : > 1 injection / J soit 2 à 4 / J . b) Les situations particulières ...... Retirer l'aiguille à l'aide de la tulipe de désadaptation. ...
formathon.eu/public/BookFormathon2008.pdf - Similar
so,
this IS to do withdrawl of the needle, but is describing a special device that helps in withdrawing the needle...
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Note added at 40 mins (2011-02-13 23:48:45 GMT)
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totally non medical reference
Lexique
driveshaft, arbre de transmission driveshaft gaiter, soufflet d'arbre de transmission driveshaft outer joint yoke, tulipe de la transmission ...
clubmercedesbenz.free.fr/Page_lexique.htm - Cached
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Note added at 44 mins (2011-02-13 23:53:04 GMT)
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Syringe capping and uncapping device - Patent 5308582
by LM Serra - 1994 - Cited by 2 - Related articles
3 May 1994 ... A hypodermic syringe uncapping device includes a housing enclosing ... within yoke collar 23 and the plunger shaft is connected to a needle ...
www.freepatentsonline.com/5308582.html - Cached
Note from asker:
| thank you! "uncapping" would make a lot of sense in this context. |
Peer comments on this reference comment:
| neutral |
Michael Barnett
: Liz, you are on the right track but "uncapping" is absolutely wrong.//What you describe is a pliars-like device for capping and uncapping needles. It does not work for insulin pens because the mechanism we are discussing does not have a removable cap
4 hrs
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I know "uncapping is wrong" as I stated:
this IS to do withdrawl of the needle, but is describing a special device that helps in withdrawing the needle...the asker jumped to the "uncapping" conclusion:)
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