Re: Checking wrapped trays and instruments
Yes, we always check. Most of our instruments are in pans, and a lot of vendors use their own proprietary pans that get wrapped. The ones with rounded edges almost never get holes (example Synthes and Medtronic spine), and the ones with square corners get holes OFTEN (example Synthes Ortho). The vendor reps are good about having spares for pans that puncture easily. One day I had to open THREE Synthes Small Fragment pans for one case because of punctured corners, and those are SOOO heavy. It's hard for the scrub to hold the pan above waist-level while you check. I don't believe they're only 25 lbs!
I wish we had more of the smooth blue plastic trays to rest the pans on and avoid punctures... would be nice.
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