Important Benefits 

For Veterinary Medicine

Introducing an FDA approved, safe, cost-effective solution to help reduce accidental needle sticks in the Animal Health Environment. In approximately three seconds, the Sharps Terminator® destroys hypodermic needles. Eliminating the sharp at the point of proce­dure will significantly help reduce exposure to deadly bloodborne pathogens caused by needle sticks to the many workers down the line in the hypodermic needle disposal process. 

There is no substitution for caution when handling needles. Stop needle stick injuries at the point of procedure to help reduce expo­sure to the dangerous hazards of needle disposal. 

Several thousand needle stick injuries are reported each year in the US in the practice of Veterinary Medicine, many more going unreported and many involving possible exposure to contamina­tion or zoonotic diseases. 

With the cost of testing and treatment now averaging in excess of $1,000 per incident, accidental needle sticks promise to be an unwanted drain on the practice of Veterinary medicine. Even more troubling, these figures do not take into account the cost of litiga­tion, OSHA violations, or the burden of long-term care-which can be as high as $600,000 for a serious infection. 

The FDA approved SHARP'S TERMINATOR® device is a stationary or portable needle destruction device that is intended for use by individuals and healthcare professionals to safely destroy 18-27 gauge needles up to 2 inches (approx. 5 cm). The device is for use in treatment settings such as treatment rooms, emer­gency /trauma rooms, wards, and medication rooms of Hospitals and Outpatient Clinics/Medical Offices, Dental Offices and Clinical Laboratories. Caution: Federal law restricts this device to purchase by or on the order of a licensed physician, dentist, veterinarian.