“…Current sharps safety–engineered controls for use during perioperative procedures include a wearable cuff for suture needles, 20 blunt suture needles, 15 and safety covers for hypodermic needles 15 . Use of innovative safety technology (eg, wearable arm cuff) that allows the surgeon to load a suture needle and return it to a storage container on the cuff can reduce needlestick injuries 20 . Surgeons and perioperative personnel may not support use of sharps safety–engineered controls.…”