darky185
Greenlighter
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- May 20, 2009
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Hello Chaps,
I've got a kind of odd question, does anyone know what the black circles next to the 6 units mark mean on 1ML BD insulin syringe (28x1/2)?
On the rigs I've been using, there will be anywhere from 0-3 small black dots starting at approximately the 6 units marking. The best way I can describe them is small black dots or circles (see the photos below). One of the old timers said that because we get these in bulk from the NX for free(we're in Vancouver, BC), this is the number of times that the barrel/or plunger has been recycled for usage in a new rig for a max of 3 times, thus rigs without any mark would be preferred in their opinion.
While I don't get the rigs from the NX myself (I get what I need from my buddies), this sounded absolutely implausible to me as it would seem there's too much legal liability.... What if they failed to properly sterilize the barrel and someone got HIV/Hep C., also putting a new single use needle on an old barrel seems like more work than just extruding a new barrel and attaching a new needle...
I was hoping someone on BL knew the real answer. I would assume it's some sort of internal markings, possibly an indicator of which made in which factory but I'd love more info so I can put this to bed with my friends.
Here's some pictures of what I'm talking about( I didn't have any with 3 dots on hand):
Unopened package - http://i.imgur.com/d4Zwgl2.jpg
0 Dots - Top - http://i.imgur.com/gP5gFPn.jpg
1 Dot - Middle - http://i.imgur.com/PvPzU89.jpg
2 Dots - Bottom - http://i.imgur.com/aEBi2Jj.jpg
Obviously this isn't a life or death situation but now I am quite curious to know the answer, if you're not sure what I'm talking about I can post another picture with the relevant sections highlighted but I believe the photos I've placed are good enough to see what I mean. Any sort of documentation would be great, I've checked out the BD website but couldn't find anything.
I've got a kind of odd question, does anyone know what the black circles next to the 6 units mark mean on 1ML BD insulin syringe (28x1/2)?
On the rigs I've been using, there will be anywhere from 0-3 small black dots starting at approximately the 6 units marking. The best way I can describe them is small black dots or circles (see the photos below). One of the old timers said that because we get these in bulk from the NX for free(we're in Vancouver, BC), this is the number of times that the barrel/or plunger has been recycled for usage in a new rig for a max of 3 times, thus rigs without any mark would be preferred in their opinion.
While I don't get the rigs from the NX myself (I get what I need from my buddies), this sounded absolutely implausible to me as it would seem there's too much legal liability.... What if they failed to properly sterilize the barrel and someone got HIV/Hep C., also putting a new single use needle on an old barrel seems like more work than just extruding a new barrel and attaching a new needle...
I was hoping someone on BL knew the real answer. I would assume it's some sort of internal markings, possibly an indicator of which made in which factory but I'd love more info so I can put this to bed with my friends.
Here's some pictures of what I'm talking about( I didn't have any with 3 dots on hand):
Unopened package - http://i.imgur.com/d4Zwgl2.jpg
0 Dots - Top - http://i.imgur.com/gP5gFPn.jpg
1 Dot - Middle - http://i.imgur.com/PvPzU89.jpg
2 Dots - Bottom - http://i.imgur.com/aEBi2Jj.jpg
Obviously this isn't a life or death situation but now I am quite curious to know the answer, if you're not sure what I'm talking about I can post another picture with the relevant sections highlighted but I believe the photos I've placed are good enough to see what I mean. Any sort of documentation would be great, I've checked out the BD website but couldn't find anything.