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Robotic Assisted Surgeries (RAS) have revolutionized the way healthcare providers deliver care in facilities worldwide, delivering more efficient procedures, reducing recovery time, and attracting new patients. The design of these robotic instruments with multiple articulation points allows for greater precision. However, the intricacy of the instruments may present reprocessing challenges for the Sterile Processing Department (SPD).
Whether you are preparing to add a RAS system or expanding the robotic offering at your facility, STERIS provides products that help simplify and streamline processes, automate cleaning, and protect your investments.
When reprocessing two da Vinci robotic instrument sets, you can save OVER 3 hours of reprocessing time with products exclusively offered by STERIS1
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142 |
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the RAS 12 Rack, vs. 15 manual cleaning steps |
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30 |
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using V-PRO maX 2 Sterilizer processes 2 da Vinci endoscopes in 30 minutes, compared to 60 minutes with other brands |
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10 |
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using Celerity 5 HP BI vs. other brands requiring 15 minutes |
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Pre-Klenz Soak Shield Kit
This kit follows the manufacturer’s reprocessing instructions and immediately starts cleaning to remove stubborn soils during transport while protecting to guard against instruments being out of commission for repairs.
RAS instrument reprocessing instructions require up to 15 manual cleaning steps and soak times that range up to 30 minutes per instrument. As a result, having efficient, effective products to support reprocessing these instruments becomes even more important.
It’s beneficial to define a dedicated 3 bay reprocessing sink to help streamline reprocessing workflows, and it is important to ensure you choose an instrument cleaning chemistry with excellent cleaning performance that is effective on difficult to remove soils to support your new program.
Transform your process when cleaning. Select da Vinci X/Xi and S/Si instruments2 using the first and only validated process. Discover the AMSCO 7052HP and 7053HP Washer/Disinfectors with the RAS Cycle, RAS 12 Rack, and Prolystica Ultra Concentrate HP Cleaning Chemistries.
When a validated washer/disinfector is not an option, an ultrasonic irrigator should be used as part of the process. Although the same time savings cannot be achieved as with the validated RAS cycle, ultrasonic cleaning helps remove soil and is a crucial step in the overall process.
STERIS offers two sterilization solutions to keep your department running on time. When reprocessing da Vinci endoscopes, productivity, and capacity are essential as they are used in every robotic procedure. Avoid delays at this stage in reprocessing and sterilizing endoscopes in a validated solution with the ability to sterilize four Endoscopes per Hour. Processing two da Vinci Xi Endoscopes in the V-PRO maX 2 Low Temperature Sterilizer Non Lumen Cycle provides 50% of sterilant cost savings compared to other brands.3
AMSCO™ steam sterilizers offer a solution for reprocessing RAS instruments to help your department keep up with OR demands. Due to the specific reprocessing lives for each instrument, many facilities have started to individually peel the robotic arms pouch to maximize the number of reprocessing lives and to avoid opening an instrument that is not needed for surgery.
Reinforce your reprocessing approach every step of the way with guided workflows that help technicians understand instructions for use. Interactive on-screen work instructions and the ability to view uploaded videos and IFU excerpts help lead staff through unexpected situations.
With the ability to track reprocessing cycles and notifications that alert technicians to check the indicator on the instrument, you can ensure instruments aren’t reprocessed after their use lives have been met, saving valuable time.
1 Utilizing 12 da Vinci X/Xi RAS Cycle with RAS 12 Rack, PUCHP Cleaning Chemistries in the AMSCO 7052/53HP Washer/Disinfector allows time savings of 142 minutes. V-PRO maX 2 Sterilizer can reprocess 2 da Vinci endoscopes in 30 minutes, as compared to 1 hour with other brands. Using Celerity 5 Biological Indicator has a read-out time of 5 minutes, which is 10 minutes faster than other brands.
2 The RAS Racks are used in the RAS Cycle of the AMSCO 7052HP Single-Chamber Washer/Disinfector and the AMSCO 7053HP Single-Chamber Washer/Disinfector for the effective cleaning, rinsing, intermediate level disinfection and drying of reusable da Vinci® X/Xi and S/Si EndoWrist® instruments.
3 When sterilizing 2 Xi Endoscopes per 30 minutes.
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