Evaluation of hypodermic needles brands through the test of corrosion resistance

Needles are medical products, single use, which fully or partially penetrate into the human body through the body surface and can be used several ways, and even for biopsy, root canal treatment, among others. Are widely used in units of the medical, dental and hospital, both in the public and private sector. It is estimated that over 1 billion injections are administered each year, and the occurrence of bias and quality of these products can compromise a large number of people. The objective of this study was to evaluate the quality of needles sold in Brazil, using samples acquired BY INMETRO and the list of incidences of quality deviations NOTIVISA registered with the system and routed through a report by UTVIG/ANVISA . Corrosion resistance was realized according to the tests listed in NBR 9259 -Sterile hypodermic needles and Single-Use on 9 samples, and each sample corresponded to a trademark. Of the nine brands of needles analyzed, 3 were specification out. From these results, we conclude that there is a need to implement specific technical regulations for these products, despite being classified as low risk by RDC 185/2001 ANVISA, can have a major impact on population health.