Get to Know Your Huber Needle for Chemo Port Access | 合法醫療器材資訊網

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A Huber needle must be used to access your chemo port. The strong, tapered point of a Huber will be less painful than a non-tapered needle and will penetrate through skin and silicone cleanly. This type of needle does not remove a core of skin or silicone, so your port will reseal itself, and your skin will heal neatly when the needle is withdrawn.

If you want to prevent the pain of a needle stick, use some "scream cream”—a term nurses often use for Lidocaine gel or Emla cream. Once your needle is in place in your port, dont rock or twist it, because that will damage the silicone septum. Since lidocaine gel, creams, or patches can take 30 minutes or so to be fully effective, its important...