Surgical Instruments and its Maintenance

In terms of hospitals and patient safety, it is very important for hospitals to maintain the patient hygiene and cleanliness. Of all the medical equipment, surgical equipment should be handles with most care and attention. Surgical instruments must be cleaned and sterilized before they can be used. Different types of surgical equipment needs cleaning of all parts, be it attached or free-moving parts. While cleaning a surgical instrument it is vital to access all the parts to ensure complete cleaning.

When ordering for surgical equipment, there has to certain factors kept in mind to keep the equipment working for a long period of time. These should be highly polished to increase the resistance to both coating and rust. If the instrument is hand-forged and partly handmade it would impact on how smooth the edges and corners on the instruments are and decrease any pockets that can collect dirt.

There are a number of companies manufacturing and selling medical surgical equipment that provide good and high quality equipment. Ganesh Medicare is one of the most trusted suppliers of healthcare equipment that fulfil all the requisites of equipment. The instruments carry a guarantee from the manufacturer that they are accredited to ISO 9001:2000 and the products are also CE marked. The instruments also have a batch number or lot number for sterilisation purposes and traceability.