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although a few products are still manufactured in tubex, the wyeth company has discontinued the entire line of products and has licensed its use to other companies
i'm guessing that since there is no needle protection with device, product line discontinued. used them for 25 years---early on taught to recap onehanded then nocap and direct disposal into locked sharps container in each patients room.... in terms of safety, needleless iv system safer.
great holder for bicillin and heparin cartridges for injection in good old days.
i'm hording mine....
I have three of them; not the carpuject but the good old light blue tubex. A lot of nurses keep referring to these forums stating to ask your pharmacy- but for anyone who knows the difference knows that is not the answer they are looking for because the tubex's are out of manufacture. For some reason I have come to prefer the carpuject now that our hospital has went to a luer lock system instead of the luer slip. I wonder how allnurses.com would feel about me starting an online auction on its site! :chuckle
robbiewil
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I read a question awhile back from "old icu nurse" asking for info on the little light blue tubex- I didn't see any satisfactory answers at the time on where you can buy one. I found one online a couple of years ago, but I also let a co-worker "borrow" mine and it was lost. Now I can't find another one anywhere! Does anyone know a company that sells them? I have a blue and clear carpujet but I hate it. I would really appreciate info on where to get the blue plastic Tubex.
Thanks!