All our instruments are delivered as a sterile single-use product and are ready for immediate use. Packing will clearly indicate that devices are single-use and should be appropriately disposed of after use on an individual patient for a single procedure.

Single-use devices are sterilized and individually packaged instruments that are used on an individual patient during a single procedure and then disposed of. They are delivered ready for immediate use, saving time and money while also protecting the patient by lowering risk of healthcare associated infections (HAI). Reusable medical devices have always held unnecessary risk for HAI, cross-contamination, and surgical site infections which can be costly to hospitals and clinics in many ways. Replacing reusable medical devices with single-use devices allows healthcare providers and facilities to focus their energy and resources on delivering quality healthcare to more patients because less time and money is needed for the upkeep and sterilization of supplies and equipment.

No, unlike single-patient devices, single-use devices can never be reprocessed or reused. Single-patient use devices can be reprocessed and used for multiple procedures on a single patient. Single-use devices are used on one individual patient during a single procedure and must be disposed of after use.

Serious incidents relating to reuse of single-use devices have occurred. Reuse can be unsafe because of risk of:

• cross-infection — inability to clean and decontaminate due to design.
• endotoxin reaction — excessive bacterial breakdown products, which cannot be adequately removed by cleaning.
• patient injury — device failure from reprocessing or reuse because of fatigue, material alteration and embrittlement.
• chemical burns or sensitisation — residues from chemical decontamination agents on materials that can absorb chemicals.

Also, if you reuse a single-use device against manufacturers recommendations, you may be legally liable for any product failure or patient injury.

Susol’s single use instruments are delivered to our customers sterile and ready for immediate use to help deliver quality, timely care to the patient. Our single-use devices do not require sterilization and should not be re-sterilized under any circumstances. This results in less time and money needed for training, equipment and upkeep of sterilization practices when using single-use devices, all while lowering the risk of healthcare-associated infections (HAI).