Considerations for ideal sterile slush include sterile security, consistent quality, ease of use, and affordability. Discover how sealed, fully automated SurgiSLUSH™ achieves these important goals.
FAQ
How does SurgiSLUSH™ provide superior sterile security?
Closed freezers and sealed containers lock out contaminants. Adds hours of protection compared to open-air slush units.
Intact container seals confirm sterile barrier integrity before every use. And because the slush is sealed until dispensed, there’s no need to guard exposed sterile slush during schedule delays.
No drapes! SurgiSLUSH™ erases difficult-to-detect slush drape failures.
What are the advantages of sealed, closed-system slush?
A closed system erases prolonged exposure to airborne contaminants and fluid-avid pathogens. Compare to open-basin units which expose slush to ambient for hours before use.
The slush container’s rigid, double-walled sterile barrier protects slush inside. Users verify intact tamper-evident seal when dispensed.
Sealed protection removes risk of sterile field contamination. No smashing and hammering frozen saline. The SurgiSLUSH™ system has zero (0) MAUDE reports.
What are the advantages of a fully automated slush system?
Set & forget technology allows clinicians to work on other priorities. Auto-produce & auto-maintain means no tending or labor during procedures. Delete loud noise or disruption during complex cases.
Advanced technology delivers consistently soft slush, which provides better coverage and cooling of the organ.
One-touch production equalizes slush-making skills, erases variability, and lowers stress for the whole team.
How does SurgiSLUSH™ enable stockpiling of sealed slush for high-volume or multi-room supply?
Users gain control of supply. Smart freezers enable efficient stockpiling of slush by producing & maintaining 1-4 liters of slush per cycle in sealed, portable containers. Use now or store for later use.
Need more? The SurgiSLUSH™ auto-freezer is a slush factory. Slush … store … make more. Load more containers and the freezer will do the rest. Perfect slush is ready when you are.
How does SurgiSLUSH™ provide affordable access?
One freezer supplies more slush and more cases. Adding supply with containers, not costly machines, yields a far lower equipment spend.
Facilities consolidate purchasing. Portable surgical slush supplies all uses.
The SurgiSLUSH™ system extends usability. Sealed sterile slush is usable for 24 hours. And cuts sterile saline waste by supplying single-liter increments.
Eco-friendly system’s reusable dispensers cut significant material waste.
Surgical slush fundamentals
What is surgical slush?
Surgical slush is a frozen solution used to cool tissue and organs during surgical procedures.
Surgical slush is a sterile isotonic saline-based solution that is neither a solid nor a liquid. It is made from 0.9% sodium chloride, Normasol, or Lactated Ringers (D5LR).
Why is surgical slush used?
Extends the viability of living tissue once it has been disconnected from its blood supply by diminishing the need for oxygen.
Topically cools tissue to provide mild hypothermia.
Reduces the amount of oxygen required to sustain viability.
Slows the rate of cellular damage.
What are the applications of surgical slush?
Sterile surgical slush has applications in more than 400,000 procedures annually in the U.S.
More than 1,000,000 liters of sterile slush are used annually in the U.S. in different surgical specialties.
Cardiac and urology procedures typically use 1 to 2 liters of sterile slush. Procurement or transplant procedures typically use 3 to 8 liters.