DTR Medical Ltd, 17 Clarion Court, Enterprise Park, Swansea, SA6 8RF, UK.  Tel 01792 797910, Fax 01792 797955

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Instruments that tend to become blocked or seized, lost or irreparable are best replaced with single use devices.   

RESULT

• Cost £75 to £400
• Instrument shortage
• un-planned capital spend
• Re-directed to other departments
• Disrupted lists and appointments
• Longer waiting lists

Blocked or Seized - Spackman Cannula

• Difficult to re-process
• Build up of debris fixed during sterilisation
• Narrowing or occlusion of lumen preventing dye injection
• Difficult to check state of lumen
• Risk of blockage during procedure

The Solution to all these problems is to replace with sterile single-use instruments

• Expensive re-usable item
• Several precision components
• Risk of loss of all or one key component renders instrument unusable
• Limited stock available
• Specialist instrument with few suppliers increases cost of replacement

Specialist fine instruments with very fine components Micro jaws prone to damage during reprocessing at any time Any damage renders instrument useless Replacement more cost effective than repair