Breakaway Needle Introducer Advantages
Breakaway needles improve significantly on the alternative “back-out” procedure for placing a catheter after initial venal access. Backing out a needle over an unanchored guidewire can result in inadvertently pulling out or contaminating the guidewire. Breakaway needles allow for easy insertion of a guidewire through the cannula needle, which is then removed separately from the guidewire and disposed of.