One of the most polluting areas of the hospital is the Operating Theatre. Although Operating Theatres physically occupy a relatively small area in hospitals, they generate a disproportionate amount of waste.
Our partner Surgical Innovations has been leading the way in the reduction of plastic disposable since 1992. The innovative design of Resposable™ ranges provides a high-quality instrument with the clinical benefits of a small disposable element.
Over the past 45 years, the healthcare industry has undergone a radical change in the types of products that it uses and its disposal practices. In the 1980s, concern about the spread of blood-borne diseases prompted a large-scale change to the use of disposable products, rather than the traditional washing, sterilisation and re-use. (p. 01) This reduction in the requirement for local sterilisation created a negative feedback loop whereby sterilisation units were closed and centralised, causing a shortage of sterilisation facilities, which in turn further encouraged the change to disposable products.
The iatrogenic acquisition of blood-borne disease from sterilised instrument seems to be a very small risk. One of the primary instigators of the change to disposable instruments was fear of Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease in Neurosurgery. Despite the continued use of mostly reusable instruments in this speciality, there has been no record of infection by the CJD prion relating to surgery in over 30 years. (p. 02)
Resposable™ products reduce waste by 70%*, compared to expensive fully disposable alternatives, providing the solution for Hospitals looking to reduce costs and waste whilst maintaining reliability and quality.
It is important to consider what options are available to reduce the carbon emissions of healthcare providers. This will also generate large cost savings in clinical waste disposal and recurring costs of single use items.
The YelloPort Elite™ Resposable™ port access system with full range of trocar tips:
Reduce plastic waste by 70%
Made in the UK
Hiqh quality, cost-effective solution
In order to simplify and make the cleaning process of the instruments more sustainable, we have designed a custom-made sterilization basket in collaboration with GreenCycl. The basket is designed in such a way that, thanks to the 'mono flush' system, you can position the parts in such a way that an even better cleaning of the trocars takes place.
On top of that, GreenCycl uses recycled hospital waste to manufacture the baskets. So the circle is complete!
Your local representative is available to conduct an evaluation of your operating theatre waste to see what savings your hospital could achieve. Please contact us for more info: