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Streamline, Simplify, and Standardize Laparoscopic Surgery
The challenge for supply chain managers and the perioperative sterile processing department (SPD) is to provide surgeons with the specific instrument they need to perform a procedure and keep costs under control.
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has placed managers under additional pressure to reduce costs and improve quality.
The standardization of surgical instruments used in various laparoscopic procedures can control costs, increase the efficiency of instrument processing and help train instrument processing personnel.
Perioperative and SPD managers have standardized instrument trays used in open surgical procedures for decades.
Several studies have shown that the standardization of instruments can generate significant cost savings without affecting the quality or provision of care.
The objective of the standardization of the instrument is to identify a pattern of a specific instrument that will be included in all the instrument sets that are used.
This facilitates the ability of the SPD to replace missing or broken instruments in the instrument sets, and the comfort level of the surgeon when using standard instruments in different sets.
It also reduces training time for processing personnel, since there are fewer patterns of specific instruments to learn.
Gerati’s Precise Laparoscopy Instruments
To meet the challenge of instrument standardization, Gerati has developed the precise line of laparoscopic instruments.
Precise was designed with security and standardization in mind.
The modular designs help to perform a complete and efficient cleaning and easy assembly, which simplifies reprocessing and allows complete sterilization, which reduces the risks of cross contamination.
The instrument shafts are available in outer diameters of 5 mm and 10 mm and are coated with a high-tech polymer that provides safe isolation for electrosurgical safety.
Lightweight, ergonomically designed polymer handles provide surgeons with tactile feedback and reduce fatigue during more demanding procedures.
The oversized rotator allows easy rotation of the 360 ° jaw for precise positioning.
The First of its Kind
Gerati is the first company to offer color rotating caps so that different types of instruments can be instantly identified at a glance without having to look at the jaws.
With 42 jaw styles and working lengths of 33 cm and 45 cm, Precise provides a unique system for laparoscopic surgery.
Using the same handle designs, AED has also developed a complete line of mini (3.5mm) and micro (2.8mm) outer diameter instruments.
Surgeons can rest assured that they will have the same ergonomic handles, tactile feedback and accurate rotation throughout the surgical spectrum.
The SPD staff can have a single family of instruments that is disassembled, cleaned and sterilized in the same way.
How Gerati Makes it Possible
Gerati uses its more than 30 years of experience in instrument manufacturing and its online direct sales model to provide supply chain managers with a brand new Precise instrument for $ 249, which is probably the price they are used to. to pay for a single component of the instrument or repair of the instrument.
With the precise line of laparoscopic instruments, AED makes it possible for hospitals to standardize with all new instruments at an affordable price.
