Q. Why Swabs Don’t Work in the O.R.?
Ask your surgical team if they love swabs. Until now it was all they had. Techs are cleaning blind inside a trocar. Techs can’t see inside until they insert a scope. By then the scope is smudged again. Causing repeat scope cleanings. and trocar swabbing TroClear TM O.R. is the only shielded squeegee system that visually verifies when a trocar is scope ready. The surgical team will love TroClear TM O.R.! Watch our video to be WOW’d!
Q. Compatible with Which Trocar?
TroClear tm O.R. is currently compatible with:
- Applied Medical Kii, 5mm, 11mm
- daVinci X, Xi, 5 robot trocars, 8mm
- Endopath Xcel 5mm, 8mm, 11mm
Q. No Special Training on TroCleartm O.R.?
No special training required, it is as simple as a swab. Push TroClear tm O.R. into a trocar until full stop, lift your thumb,and retract. Rinse and repeat.
Q. How do I know if a trocar is scope ready?, Swabs leave you guessing whether a trocar is clean. TroClear tm O.R. fins show after each pass verifiable conditions, if the fins are clean the trocar is scope ready. Lose the guessing game!.
Q. Disposable or Reusable
Unlike a swab that can’t be cleaned, TroClear tm O.R. can be used multiple times per patient. After each pass in a trocar, open the fins and rinse in sterile saline, tap dry and reinsert. Repeat as often as needed.
Q. What is the O.R. setup?
TroClear tm O.R. is normally used in pairs. One for your 5mm trocar and one for your larger trocar. TroClear tm O.R. is engineered for a precision fit. Different trocar brands have different inside diameters despite their label. For instance an Applied 5mm trocar uses a TC7-A5 and the Endopath XCel 5mm uses a TC5-E5 and the daVinci 8mm trocar uses a TC9-D8. The last letter and number matches your trocar brand and size. Here is a link to the CAT chart for compatibility.
Q. What is the ROI?
TroClear tm O.R. is a perfect match for high tech robotics and laparoscopic procedures. A surgical procedure can be delayed, precious minutes wasted using swabs that smear the cannula.. Your cost per minute in the O.R. Suite is valuable and delayed surgeries cascade into more delays throughout the day. Saving minutes on each dirty trocar can save hundreds of dollars per day, it really adds up.
Q. Can we get a demo?
Absolutely! We can provide a sample for each size needed. Use it for one surgical procedure and then dispose like any other disposable instrument. Let us know how much you love it. Your opinion is valuable and it counts. Here is a video if you have not seen TroClear tm O.R. in action, Video.
Q. Compatibility cleaning which devices?
TroClear tm SPD is currently compatible with:daVinci X, Xi, 5 robot trocars. TC10-SPD8 for 8mm and TC16-SPD12 for 12mm daVinci trocars.
LumClear tm SPD is compatible with Stryker suction tubes 5mm uses LC4-SPD5 and 10mm uses LC9-SPD10.
Q. Is Special Training Required?
No special training required, it is as easy as using a brush.. Use SPD products ONLY on wet instruments. Push your SPD squeegee product all the way through or push and pull to scrub on wet instruments. Brushes do not clean as well as a full friction squeegee and due to the high traction of our squeegee fins be sure to make the instruments wet before use. Techs love the squeegee as it saves time and frustration.
Q. Why use a squeegee and not a brush?
Would you use a nylon brush as a windshield wiper? The brush has roots between bristles leaving behind bioburden, bristles bend and need frequent replacement during the day. A squeegee can be used on multiple instruments of the same size throughout a 24 hour period.
Q. What is the cost difference with brushes?
Brushes using enzymatic cleaners are recommended to scrub an instrument according to the manufacturers’ IFU. Brush bristles bend and lose their scrub effect after a couple of instruments, multiple brushes are used per day. SPD squeegees can be used in the same manner as brushes but last for up to 24 hours on multiple instruments per day.
Q. How to clean SPD squeegees?
Simply use your squeegee with your enzymatic cleaner and rinse your favorite SPD squeegee in water between instrument cleanings. Use your squeegee for 24 hours per the IFU.
Q. How many SPD squeegees do we need?
One device of the appropriate size per instrument per sink per day. Use the CAT chart to find the correct size. So if you have two sinks cleaning two sizes that would be 4 squeegees per day two per size. Cleaning in four sinks per day on two sizes would be 8 squeegees per day, 4 per size.
Q. Can we get a demo?
Absolutely! We can provide a sample for each size needed. Use it for the whole day and let us know how much you love it. Your opinion is valuable and it makes a difference.
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