Replacing of  instruments

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• Blocked or seized
• Lost
• Irreparable
  
  
  

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

• 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

Solution:-   Replace with sterile single-use instruments

Lost - Muscle Biopsy Needles

• 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

Damaged and irreparable - Crocodile Micro Forceps

• 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