# 22-gauge needles

*/Products/22-gauge_needles*

Hypodermic needle

## Product Bo M

**Input To**:
- [Sterilization](/Processes/Sterilization)
- [Syringe Assembly](/Processes/Syringe_Assembly)
**Summary**: A 22-gauge hypodermic needle: a thin-walled stainless-steel cannula ground to a beveled point and seated in a molded plastic hub, lubricated and sterilized; it is assembled into syringes and infusion sets up the chain.
**Output Of**:
- [Needle Grinding and Hub Assembly](/Processes/Needle_Grinding_and_Hub_Assembly)
**Components**:
- Name: Stainless Steel Cannula · Quantity Note: ground hollow needle body · Required Input: Stainless Steel Tubing
- Name: Plastic Hub · Quantity Note: Luer connector base · Required Input: Medical Grade Polypropylene
- Name: Protective Cap · Quantity Note: tip cover · Required Input: 
- Name: Lubricant Coating · Quantity Note: reduces penetration force · Required Input: Silicone Lubricant
**Packaged In**:
- [Sterile Blister Pack](/Products/Sterile_Blister_Pack)
- [Tyvek Pouch](/Products/Tyvek_Pouch)
**By Product Of**:
- [Metal Grinding Swarf](/Products/Metal_Grinding_Swarf)
**Physical Good**: true
**Produced With**:
- [Tube Grinding Machine](/Products/Tube_Grinding_Machine)
- [Injection Molding Machine](/Products/Injection_Molding_Machine)
- [Ethylene Oxide Sterilizer](/Products/Ethylene_Oxide_Sterilizer)
**Consumes To Make**:
- [Stainless Steel Tubing](/Products/Stainless_Steel_Tubing)
- [Medical Grade Polypropylene](/Products/Medical_Grade_Polypropylene)
- [Silicone Lubricant](/Products/Silicone_Lubricant)
**Has Measurement**:
- [Needle Gauge Diameter](/Metrics/Needle_Gauge_Diameter)
- [Needle Length](/Metrics/Needle_Length)
- [Point Sharpness](/Metrics/Point_Sharpness)
- [Sterility Assurance Level](/Metrics/Sterility_Assurance_Level)
**Transforms Into**:
- [Safety Syringe](/Products/Safety_Syringe)
- [Infusion Set](/Products/Infusion_Set)

## Neighborhood

### Parent

- [Hypodermic needle](/Products/Hypodermic_needle) — parent · Products

### Siblings

- [Ear needles](/Products/Ear_needles) — siblings · Products
- [Filiform acupuncture needles](/Products/Filiform_acupuncture_needles) — siblings · Products
- [Hollow needles](/Products/Hollow_needles) — siblings · Products
- [Hypodermic needles](/Products/Hypodermic_needles) — siblings · Products
- [Intradermal acupuncture needles](/Products/Intradermal_acupuncture_needles) — siblings · Products
- [Intradermal needles](/Products/Intradermal_needles) — siblings · Products
- [Intramuscular hypodermic needles](/Products/Intramuscular_hypodermic_needles) — siblings · Products
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- [Press needles](/Products/Press_needles) — siblings · Products
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- [Subcutaneous hypodermic needles](/Products/Subcutaneous_hypodermic_needles) — siblings · Products
- [Venipuncture needles](/Products/Venipuncture_needles) — siblings · Products
- [Sterile Hypodermic Needles](/Products/Sterile_Hypodermic_Needles) — siblings · Products

### Produced with

- [Injection-Molding Machine](/Products/Injection-Molding_Machine) — produced with · Products
- [Ethylene oxide sterilizers](/Products/Ethylene_oxide_sterilizers) — produced with · Products
- [Tube Grinding Machine](/Products/Tube_Grinding_Machine) — produced with · Products

### Output of

- [Grinding And Assembling Needles](/Processes/Grinding_And_Assembling_Needles) — output of · Processes

### Transforms into

- [Infusion sets](/Products/Infusion_sets) — transforms into · Products
- [Safety Syringe](/Products/Safety_Syringe) — transforms into · Products

### Requires input

- [Medical-Grade Polypropylene](/Products/Medical-Grade_Polypropylene) — requires input · Products
- [Stainless Steel Tubing](/Products/Stainless_Steel_Tubing) — requires input · Products

### Composed of

- [Protective caps](/Products/Protective_caps) — composed of · Products
- [Lubricant Coating](/Products/Lubricant_Coating) — composed of · Products
- [Plastic Hub](/Products/Plastic_Hub) — composed of · Products
- [Stainless Steel Cannula](/Products/Stainless_Steel_Cannula) — composed of · Products

### Consumes

- [Stainless Steel Tube](/Products/Stainless_Steel_Tube) — consumes · Products
- [Silicone Lubricant](/Products/Silicone_Lubricant) — consumes · Products

### Measured by

- [Endpoint Sharpness](/Metrics/Endpoint_Sharpness) — measured by · Metrics
- [Needle Diameter](/Metrics/Needle_Diameter) — measured by · Metrics
- [Sterility Assurance Level](/Metrics/Sterility_Assurance_Level) — measured by · Metrics
- [Needle Length](/Metrics/Needle_Length) — measured by · Metrics

### Input to

- [Syringe Assembly](/Processes/Syringe_Assembly) — input to · Processes
- [Sterilization](/Processes/Sterilization) — input to · Processes

### By product of

- [Metal Grinding Swarf](/Products/Metal_Grinding_Swarf) — by product of · Products

### Packaged in

- [Tyvek Pouch](/Products/Tyvek_Pouch) — packaged in · Products
- [Sterile Blister Pack](/Products/Sterile_Blister_Pack) — packaged in · Products