de-accessing a port-a-cath, Safety Loc Huber?

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Specializes in OB, M/S, HH, Medical Imaging RN.

I de-accessed a port this morning. I flushed x 2, firmly pulled straight out and no problem, no rebound stick. But am very curious about this huber....

This particular huber looked different from any I've ever seen. The best way I can describe it was that it looked as though it was encased in a clear plastic box about 1" long and 1/2 wide and had a while plastic base that stuck to the patients skin. Is this a Safety Loc Huber? Could I have done something to it before pulling it? It looked as though there was a little lever on the front. I pulled the lever and nothing happened. Is this box just to get a better grip or does it do something clever? Thanks.

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Specializes in OB, M/S, HH, Medical Imaging RN.

I get invalid file clicking either link. I'll try googling these devices and get back, Thanks.

It's not this one:

www.isips.org

Nor this one:

http://www.bbraunusa.com

I'm wondering what the heck it is? I've tried googling safety hubers also and no luck.

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Specializes in Pediatrics.

It's not this one:

www.isips.org

That one is crazy looking!!!

Just google the images, and you'll find the ones I tried to send you.

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Specializes in OB, M/S, HH, Medical Imaging RN.
That one is crazy looking!!!

Just google the images, and you'll find the ones I tried to send you.

Yes it looks like something you would insert into a robot or 6 million dollar man. Thanks, I'll keep checking.

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Thank you so much for posting this info. I JUST got stuck the other day de-accessing a lifeport, and had to go thru 5 of the worst days of my life, workers comp, labs, bloodwork, booster immunizations and the worst being the meds. Protease inhibitors and antiretrovirals. UGH. :bluecry1:And it's not over. But thank God we got the source sample back and the patient was negative! :monkeydance:YAY!!!! But just to know that this is something that has happened to others (the rebound stick) and that there are devices in existence to prevent this from happenning. All I was thinking for this whole week is "there are all kinds of safety needles and devices, but I have never seen a safety huber" well, now I have. I think I will take this to the attention of the infusion providers that I usually work with. Thanks again!

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I have been put in charge of rewriting our policy for deaccessing portacaths and am looking for evidence based nursing practice information on this. Can anyone help me with this? I am new to this site and this whole process of policy writing.

At my facility we currently flush with 10cc normal saline and then 10cc of u100/cc heparin and I deeply feel this is too much heparin especially with the WHIN system we are using now without an additional 4way stopcock tubing.

Thank you :confused:

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Specializes in OB, M/S, HH, Medical Imaging RN.
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Specializes in med-surg,ltc,home health.

the one I flushed today was 10 cc of saline and 5cc of Heparin. ( I think 5 cc of Heparin is the usual dose.)

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Specializes in Gyn Onc, OB, L&D, HH/Hospice/Palliative.

we use 6cc Heparin

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Specializes in Vents, Telemetry, Home Care, Home infusion.

Go by your P+P manual or standards orders per facility

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