Stryker’s Neptune S, a constantly closed waste management system, helps protect healthcare workers during and after GI cases by reducing exposure to biohazardous fluid and helping ensure the collection of polyps and specimens.
“Of the 30 million yearly GI procedures in the U.S., many are colon screening procedures to determine if the patient may have cancer,” said Brandon Jominy, vice president and general manager of Stryker’s surgical technologies business. “It’s an area where gastroenterologists, nurses and techs are working in a fast-paced environment in small, dark rooms, often having to contort their bodies to perform procedures, and one where technology like suction canisters are still being used.”
Stryker’s surgical technologies team focuses on improving safety and efficiency in the main operating room as well as GI and labor and delivery cases. It has a special focus on nurses and nurse leadership in a journey to zero harm, striving for zero hazards in the work environment.
Read more about Stryker’s Journey to Zero* harm here and how its Neptune S plays a role.