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Medline - Sterile Procedure Trays
Today, hospitals are confronted with many challenges: cost cutting, efficiency increase or shortage of healthcare workers. Medline`s Sterile Procedure Trays (SPTs) help you target these challenges. Efficient healthcare distribution not only delivers supplies, it results in cost-effective, high-quality patient care. Medline is experienced in the supply chain requirements of individual healthcare settings and best practices throughout the industry. By offering customised distribution programmes, quality products and decades of experience, Medline reduces costs, improves productivity and enhances the quality of patient care. The success of our programmes is shown with proven, measurable results. We are large enough to meet your needs, yet small enough to offer creative approaches, flexibility and quick responses to solve the issues you face every day.
Meeting today`s needs of healthcare providers
Today, there is increased pressure on hospital management to improve efficiency and reduce costs while minimising harm to the environment. Low prices alone are no longer enough. You need:
- Products designed to make your process leaner
- Outstanding service
- High quality
- Environmentally friendly options
Designed to make surgical processes leaner; one item instead of dozens
Medline`s Sterile Procedure Trays come complete with everything you need for a procedure. It is compact, ready to use and can be reordered with just one item number, instead of dozens.
Sterile procedure trays reduce set-up time, leaving more time for treating patients. With fewer items to open, there is also a reduced risk of contamination.
Touchpoints are the contact your staff has with surgical components. If each component is ‘touched’ 10 times (see below), a surgical procedure with 47 components, for example, will involve 470 touchpoints. Over the course of a year, this quickly adds up to a substantial amount of staff time. SPTs are ordered, stocked and tracked as one item, drastically reducing the number of touchpoints.
EXPERIENCE
As a worldwide leader in custom procedure trays, we are committed to quality. Medline has been providing surgical packs to facilities like yours for over 20 years, and we produce thousands of packs every day.
COMMITMENT
The importance of quality cannot be overstated. In fact, we have zero tolerance for errors. We have over 300 highly trained quality assurance specialists directing all quality-related functions. The team includes chemists, microbiologists, statisticians, nurses and engineers.
ACCURACY
Count on your packs containing exactly what you ordered and how you ordered it, each and every time. That is, with:
- The right components
- Correct placement within the pack.
Our accuracy comes from state-of-the-art IT systems that help us plan production, assemble sets and manage inventory. Procedure trays are assembled in dedicated clean rooms and undergo a validated ethylene oxide (EtO) sterilisation process.
Medical Device Directive 93/42/EEC
Medline’s SPTs produced in Châteaubriant, France, and Bánovce, Slovakia, conform to article 12 of the Medical Device Directive 93/42/EEC concerning procedure packs. This means Medline International has verified that all components in an SPT can be safely and properly used together. Additionally, this ensures that Medline has packaged and sterilised all components in the way mandated by the original component manufacturer. By following article 12, you can be assured of the quality and safety of our SPTs.
COMPONENTS
- Medline offers more than 4,500 components for your packs.
- More than 1,300 Medline-branded Q+ components (excellent quality, high service level and competitive pricing).
- Around 700 components (high volume with short lead time and competitive pricing).
- You can add components from other brands too.
PACK ASSEMBLY
- More than 125,000 customised procedure trays every day, worldwide.
- 9 manufacturing facilities worldwide.
- 2 manufacturing facilities in Europe (in France and Slovakia).
- 5 million kits produced per year in Europe.
STERILISATION
Medline takes responsibility for the sterilisation of your packs and guarantees their sterility. We do so by auditing our sterilisation centres and validating sterilisation cycles, according to established standards. Our packs are sterilised in a chamber with ethylene oxide (EtO), and afterwards, aeration time is carefully determined in order to remove EtO residue.
WAREHOUSING
To minimise shipping lead times and reduce freight costs, Medline warehousing facilities are strategically located in close proximity to our customers. In Europe, we have seven warehouse and distribution centres in Germany, France, Ireland, the United Kingdom, mainland Spain and the Canary Islands.
TRANSPORTATION
Medline has developed a fleet of Medline trucks called MedTrans, which is the perfect service for any delivery that requires specific timing or needs special attention. MedTrans staff possess product and medical knowledge, and drivers are trained to go the extra mile for you.
OUTSTANDING CONSULTING SERVICES
We are a team of dedicated people who understand your world. What sets Medline apart from the competition is our focus on you—the customer. Our team of clinical, product and logistics experts is ready to help solve your operating theatre challenges and recommend the right products and solutions for your needs.
CLINICAL ANALYSIS
Our highly trained and experienced clinicians bring valuable medical experience. They analyse your drapes, gowns and other SPT components, and offer suggestions for improvement and standardisation. Throughout the implementation of your new SPTs, our Medline clinical nurses and product specialists are there to help and address concerns you may have.
COMMON PROGRAMME BENEFITS
We can help you:
- Improve preference card maintenance
- Track supply protocols amongst physicians
- Increase percentage of complete case carts
- Streamline safety and infection control practices
- Create optimal yearly inventory levels
- Improve working conditions and increase staff
- satisfaction.
Come and discover the production of Medline surgical packs as if you were there in person!
The virtual tour of our sites in Châteaubriant (France) and Bánovce (Slovakia) offers you a unique look behind the scenes of the production of SPT packs. Walk through the various areas with us, such as warehousing, production, sterilisation, packaging and transport, all from the comfort of your home or office.
The virtual tour can be led in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian or Dutch and accompanied by your Medline account manager, as well as colleagues from the division and production sites. We will be happy to detail the topics that you find particularly interesting, and you can ask your questions at any time during the ‘visit’.