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A reversed luer-lock syringe for epidural infusions is undergoing bench testing to produce a safer system, with plans to manufacture an epidural filter with a male connector.
The authors discuss the development of reversed luer-lock connections to create a safer system for epidural infusions.
We were interested in the recent correspondence (Lanigan et al. Anaesthesia 2001; 56: 585). We agree that the simplest modification is to reverse the luer-lock connections and as such have been working with a major manufacturer. The syringe (Fig. 7) is now available, and is undergoing bench testing. To produce a safe system for epidural infusions it is also necessary to manufacture an epidural filter with a male connector, and a method for drawing up epidural solutions. We expect to be able to present for publication the details of a complete safe system for epidural infusions in the near future. There are no plans at present to produce intrathecal needles with male connectors, but this will be required in future.
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Moriarty et al. (2001) reported a letter. Reversed luer-lock connections was evaluated. A reversed luer-lock syringe for epidural infusions is undergoing bench testing to produce a safer system, with plans to manufacture an epidural filter with a male connector.
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