Peter Yacoub's Contact Details

Peter Yacoub's Company Details

EQUASHIELD®

Port Washington, NY, US • 250 - 499 Employees
Medical Equipment

Equashield is a privately held medical device company with over 200 employees providing a state-of-the-art Closed System Transfer Device (CSTD) for the safe handling of hazardous drugs. Dedicated to providing a simple and elegant design that is also unprecedented in safety and ease-of-use, Equashield has committed itself to protecting healthcare workers from the risks associated with exposure to hazardous drugs and vapors.As such, the Equashield team has created a proprietary family of products for the safe handling of hazardous drugs to extend from the compounding in pharmacy to the administration in nursing. Product portfolio includes a wide array of closed syringes and adapters for accessing vials and IV bags in pharmacy as well as a selection of connectors and tubing sets for nursing.All our products are FDA and CE cleared, complying with the strictest regulatory requirements. Our recently expanded and renovated ISO 9001-2008 / 13485-2003 production facility, is equipped with class 100,000 (ISO-8) clean rooms, and works in full compliance with U.S. Good Manufacturing Practices. Equashield provides extensive in-house service and easily accessible local support.By designing and producing innovative protection products, Equashield is creating an environment where medical professionals have the confidence to serve others without compromising their own health and safety.