Envision™ Ultrasound Probe Covers & Scanning Pads
Envision™ Ultrasound Probe Covers & Scanning Pads
Envision™ Ultrasound Probe Covers & Scanning Pads
Envision™ Ultrasound Probe Covers & Scanning Pads
Envision™ Ultrasound Probe Covers & Scanning Pads
100% gel-free ultrasound procedures
Envision ultrasound probe covers and scanning pads are activated with a sterile liquid and require no gel. Envision ultrasound viral barriers benefit clinicians and patients during interventions and procedures utilizing ultrasound, such as:
- Peripheral IVs
- PICC lines
- CVCs
- Nerve blocks
- Thyroid FNAs
Reduce the Risk of Contamination
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Based on multiple clinical studies, ultrasound gel has been shown to harbor and spread infection. Gel can:
- contribute to increasing nosocomial infection, the spread of hospital-acquired infections1,2,3,4
- cause bacteria to be introduced into the blood stream3,6
- make the disinfection or sterilization process of devices, including ultrasound probes, less effective5
Improve Quality of FNA Specimens
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Several studies show the adverse effects gel can have on fine needle aspirations:
- Impairs the visibility of cells and interferes with staining of cells7
- Causes a significant increase in the number of slides with artefacts7
- Causes widespread cell lysis, increasing the risk of misinterpretation and a false positive diagnosis8
- Mimics colloid, creating difficulty in differentiation between artefact and colloid7,9
Simplify Workflow
- The Envision probe cover and scanning pad are easy to set up with the quick-peel liner that safely adheres to the probe face, and clean-up is simple with no gel to wipe off the probe or patient.
- Pre-cleaning of the probe is greatly simplified with the use of Envision.
Covers, pads and bands are not made with natural rubber latex.
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1. Oleszkowicz SC, Chittick P, Russo V, Keller P, Sims M, Band J. “Infections Associated with Use of Ultrasound Transmission Gel: Proposed Guidelines to Minimize Risk” Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology Dec. 2012, vol. 33, no. 12
2. Esteban C. Nannini, Adriana Ponessa, Rosa Muratori, Patricia Marchiaro, Viviana Ballerini, Luis Flynn, Adriana S. Limansky “Polyclonal outbreak of bacteremia caused by Burkholderia cepacia complex and the presumptive role of ultrasound gel” The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases 2015;19(5);543-545
3. Shaban RZ, Maloney S, Gerrard J, Collignon P, Macbeth D, Cruickshank M, Hume A, Jennison AV, Graham RMA, Bergh H, Wilson HL, Derrington P “Outbreak of health care-associated Burkholderia cenocepacia bacteremia and infection attributed to contaminated sterile gel used for central line insertion under ultrasound guidance and other procedures” AJIC 45 (2017) 954-8
4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “Pseudomonas aeruginosa respiratory tract infections associated with contaminated ultrasound gel used for transesophageal echocardiography - Michigan, December 2011-January 2012.” MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2012 Apr 20; 61:262-4.
5. William A. Rutala, Ph.D., M.P.H.1,2, David J. Weber, M.D., M.P.H.1,2, and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee “CDC - Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities, 2008” www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/pdf/guidelines/disinfection-guidelines.pdf
6. Australian Government Department of Health Therapeutic Goods Administration “Safety Advisory – risk of bacterial contamination” 2017 https://www.tga.gov.au/alert/meditech-ultrasound-gel2A. Lalzad, D. Ristitsch, W. Downey, A. F. Little and M. E. Schneider-Kolsky “Effect of ultrasound transmission gel on ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration cytological specimens of thyroid” Cytopathology 2012, 23, 330–333
7. A. J. Molyneux, S. B. Coghill “Cell Lysis Due to Ultrasound Gel in Fine Needle Aspirates; an Important New Artefact in Cytology” Cytopathology 1994 5, 41-45
8. Royer MC, Davidson DD, Dimitrov RK, Kuo CY, Kokaska MS “Ultrasound gel causes fine needle aspiration artifact? A clear choice.” Acta Cytol. 2012;56(2):146-54
9. Selecting the right medical adhesive tape Challenges facing the medical device designer Maggie G. Tebrake, PhD - Technical Specialist, Medical Specialties, 3M
10. https://viralzone.expasy.org/678,
11. Infection Prevention and Ultrasound Probe Decontamination Practices in Europe: A Survey of the European Society of Radiology, C. Nyshen. 2016
12. Sterile Working in Ultrasonography: The Use of Dedicated Ultrasound Covers and Sterile Ultrasound Gel, Peter Marhofer, Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, Medical University of Austria and Gerhard Fritsch, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Critical Care Medicine, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzberg, Austria, 2016 Customers are advised this testing does not imply that tested products will prevent an infection resulting from exposure to blood-borne pathogens. Additionally, this testing does not imply protection from acquiring a disease-state associated with such viral exposure. CIVCO transducer covers have not been cleared or approved by the FDA as devices that prevent healthcare workers from acquiring viral or bacterial infections.
