Testimonials
"Safe sampling of cord blood can reduce the risk of exposure to infectious agents by obstetric personnel. We developed a new device for collecting umbilical cord blood. Using a modified closed-cup instrument, gravity drainage within the sealed device allows for guarded-needle vacuum tube blood collection. The mean (± standard deviation) volume of blood collected with the device was a 6.1 ± 3.1 mL Adding heparin into the device increased the volume collected by approximately 2 mL. The diameter and length of the cord samples (1.6%) had less than 1mL of blood. The introduction of a closed container, umbilical cord sampling device offers a clear potential for risk reduction, particularly the risk of needle-stick injuries but also direct blood contamination. The device is simple to use, offers easy and safe disposal, and can be operated by physicians or nurses" Umbilicup as Described in Obstet Gynecol 1995:86:850-2 |
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"The Umbilicup is great because it makes cord blood extraction much safer for us. It also makes the room safer because there is not as much blood on the floor for us to slip on. We are very happy with the Umbilicup." - Jana - R.N.
"We have been using the Umbilicup for the past 7 years and what I love about it, besides the ease of use, is that it makes cleaning up the delivery room much easier!" - Susan - OR Technician