Blood Draw Butterfly Needles – Properties – Usage – Where to Buy
Blood draw butterfly needles are used for drawing blood for sample testing and autologous preparations. For dental clinicians, blood draw butterfly needles are used extensively when collecting blood for centrifuge processing.
When following PRF protocols, reliable blood draw butterfly needles will streamline the process and ensure that reliable samples can be drawn every time.
Learn about the design, advantages, and usage of blood draw butterfly needles and order the most reliable surgical instruments and accessories from Dental Implant Technologies.
Butterfly Needle Basics
Butterfly needles can be used for both drawing blood and administering medications. In the dental clinic, both uses are common.
- Blood can be drawn for samples that will be sent to a laboratory to check for disease and infection.
- Blood can be drawn to produce an autologous material, like PRF membrane or liquid injectables. Blood drawn using a blood draw butterfly needle can also be used as a hydrating material for bone particulates and powders.
- Butterfly needles can be used to administer IV medication before a dental procedure. Sedation dentistry is one example of where butterfly needles are used.
There are a few standard elements to a butterfly needle. Sometimes, clinicians use different names for the same device, depending on where they were trained or the literature that they have read. “Scalp vein set” and “winged infusion needle/set” are two terms used alternatively when referring to butterfly needles.
Blood Draw Butterly Devices for PRF Centrifuge
High-quality blood draw butterfly needles offer the best solution for extraction when blood samples will be processed in a PRF centrifuge.
PRF protocols are a set of open protocols designed to develop autologous membranes and injectable liquids that promote healing. Blood prepared in a centrifuge using PRF protocols can create:
- Cohesive membrane materials that are rich in growth factors and regenerative cells. The concentration of growth factors is much higher than platelet-rich plasma. The material is referred to as platelet-rich fibrin or PRF.
- Liquid materials that are rich in growth factors and ready for injection into a surgical wound or grafting site. Liquid PRF improves healing by nourishing the wound. It can dramatically improve patient outcomes and in some cases reduce total healing time.
Blood draw butterfly needles can be specifically designed for use with a PRF centrifuge.
How Do Butterfly Needles Improve the Blood Draw Process?
Even outside of dental applications, butterfly designs are extensively used. When venipuncture is difficult, the blood draw butterfly is the ideal solution.
Clinicians use butterfly devices for:
- Patients where it is difficult to achieve a successful “stick” to draw blood.
- Elderly patients.
- Infants and children.
Patients don’t have to fall into these categories. Blood draw butterfly needles are often preferred by clinicians because the insertion angle is shallower when compared to an IV catheter. The needle is smaller than a traditional IV catheter which makes it easier to stick veins that are small, fragile, or that roll during insertion.
Butterfly-style needles are the preferred choice when drawing significant amounts of blood, such as when donating at a blood bank. The collection system is also an advantage. Instead of drawing directly into a bag or syringe, the butterfly system has flexible tubing that allows for efficient collection.
Unique Properties of Blood Draw Butterfly Needles for PRF Processing
Dr. Choukroun Butterfly Blood Collection Needle Sets are specifically designed to draw blood for the production of solid and liquid PRF materials.
They are packaged sterile and include features like a retractable safety shield that eliminates the risk of accidental sticks after use. Unlike blood draws for blood banks or testing, PRF draws benefit from cooling, which increases the size of the PRF clots when developing membranes, while also increasing the volume of plasma.
Two unique products can be combined with Dr. Choukroun Butterfly Blood Collection Needles to provide cooling:
Clinicians can draw between four and six tubes without needing to flush the line. This typically produces sufficient materials to be used for dental procedures like guided tissue regeneration and guided bone regeneration. Blood draw butterfly needles can also be used to produce PRF materials for minor wound healing. The clinician can draw as few or as many vials as necessary to complete the procedure.
Butterfly needles perfectly complement the wider PRF range of products available at Dental Implant Technologies.
Order Blood Draw Butterfly Needles Online
For cost-efficient and reliable blood draw butterfly needles, order from Dental Implant Technologies. Our needles are designed specifically for dental blood draws, especially for use with a PRF centrifuge. Easy to use, made from the best materials with excellent design and manufacturing, and sterile from the packaging, our butterfly needles provide all the benefits that clinicians expect, to deliver the best long-term patient outcomes.