Information for healthcare professionals
Surgical safety
solutions
500,000
healthcare workers are exposed to surgical plume each year. That's the daily equivalent to consuming 27-30 cigarettes in the OR1.
Each day you walk into the
frontlines...
...relentlessly caring for your patients.
In a fast-paced environment littered with risks and hazards, you consistently rise to the occasion, showing incredible commitment to your duty.
Your dedication and devotion to the welfare of others is the inspiration behind our drive to create solutions that improve your safety.
60 %
up to 60% of cases experience splash and spill during collection, removal or disposal of infectious fluid waste2.
At Stryker, we have had the privilege to partner with you for decades.
Through this, we observed the risks, challenges and unintended outcomes you encounter in the operating room.
We champion technologies that are designed to be a safeguard. As your trusted partner, we support your safety measures and quality management culture by prioritising safety.
- The SafeAir compact smoke evacuator has a small footprint with near-instant smoke evacuation equipped with an ULPA
filter that has a viral and bacterial filtration efficiency of at least 99.999%.3 - Small, easily portable
- No ramp-up time required to reach desired
suction power - Proprietary vacuum design ensuring
near-instant "on-tip" suction at power level set - Multiple activation modes: automatic,
permanent and footswitch - Customizable time delay; up to 10 seconds
of smoke evacuation after pencil deactivation - Pencil has a natural grip and feel; slim
and lightweight at only 14 grams/.5 oz
- Multiple suction range indicators with high suction audio alerts
- Integrated smoke evacuator
- SealShut Technology
- 24L of fluid capacity
- Waist-level flat-top work surface
- Front user interface screen
- Integrated specimen collection
- Constantly closed system
- 8L of fluid capacity
Thank you!
1. Hill D, O’Neill J, Powell R, Oliver D. Surgical Smoke - a health hazard in the operating theatre. A study to quantify exposure and a survey of the use of smoke extractor systems in UK plastic surgery units. Journ Plas Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2012; 65(7): 911-6.
2. Patel, R. “Findings of a Comparative analysis of Operating Room Fluid Waste Removal at Hospital for Special Surgery: A Randomized Study Comparing the Stryker Neptune Waste Management System to Suction Canisters.”
3. Stryker Data on File.