A new standard of safety for spinal anaesthesia

From preparation and insertion through to removal, a neuraxial device is likely to be touched by multiple clinicians, with different skill sets, from different departments, and for different clinical reasons.

These multiple touchpoints coupled with universal luer connectors make the risk of an accidental misconnection with devices used for intravenous, enteral or other applications, both high and real.

NRFit™ technology, the new standard in spinal anaesthesia products, can help to prevent these errors.

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NHS England Patient Safety Alert

The National Patient Safety Alert instructs all relevant NHS funded organisations to complete the transition to NRFit™ safer connectors for all intrathecal and epidural procedures by 31 January 2025.

Let us support you to avoid misconnection errors that occur when neuraxial or intravenous routes are incorrectly used to deliver medication. Transition to BD NRFit™ spinal anaesthesia.

We'll support your move towards a safer culture!

NRFit™ Evidence Compendium

New connector design standards may help to reduce medication errors caused by misconnection

The information in this compendium has been developed to help you better understand the burden associated with neuraxial or peripheral nervous system misconnection errors, and the importance of incorporating new ISO standard connectors into clinical practice.

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'We cannot stop the train'

Roundtable report - new systems in regional anaesthesia

The BD Regional Anaesthesia Clinical Advisory Board Virtual Meeting was held on 23 - 24 July 2020 and was attended by anaesthetist and nurse representation from across Europe. The meeting focused on the application of regional anaesthesia techniques and the implementation of the NRFit™, an alternative to the standard Luer connectors for peripheral, intrathecal and epidural procedures.

This report summarises the key findings and recommendations.

The BD^® difference is easy to see

From medication preparation to delivery, and everything in between, BD offers the NRFit™ components you need to complete a spinal anaesthesia procedure safely, effectively and efficiently.

To help you transition to the new standard in safety, all BD^® Spinal NRFit™ Products are:

1. Incompatible with luer connectors, helping to prevent accidental misconnections and improve patient safety.
2. Familiar BD products with the addition of new, safer connection.
3. Easily identifiable: with an NRFit™ label and a yellow component on every product and package.

Download our brochure to learn more about the BD NRFit™ portfolio and how we can help you transition to an improved standard of safety.

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If you'd like to see the difference for yourself, then you can request a sample box here.

We've made transitioning to improved safety easier too

While NRFit™ products reduce the risk of misconnections, transitioning to this improved patient safety shouldn't be hard on clinicians or staff.

That's why our experienced BD support team is committed to making the transition to NRFit™ devices easy, from procurement to product usage.

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We've also made these helpful tip sheets for when you're ready to implement