Surgical Plastic Ware
In order to get rid of infection and also save time in cleaning and
sterilization, nowadays most hospitals and health care units opt for plastic
tools and equipment. Most of the tools are made from high-grade plastic and
once they are used, they are disposed of.
Type of plastic used in surgical plastic ware
- Polyamide
- Polyethylene
- Polypropylene
- Polyphenylene sulfide
- Polyurethane
- Polytetrafluoroethylene
- Polyvinyl Chloride
- Polyvinylidene Fluoride etc.
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Types of surgical plastic ware
There are a wide variety of plastic wares used in the hospitals. Disposable
gloves, non woven masks, caps drapes customized ready-to-use disposable &
non disposable health kits etc. are quite common and all made of different
grades of plastic. Other things like plastic kidney tray, operating trays,
tubes etc are fast catching up on the line. Some other plastic medical
disposable products include:
- Adapters: A tool for connecting two parts of different
diameters of an apparatus.
- Beaker: A vessel with high height-to-orifice diameter
ratios.
- Boiling flask: A container used to distill a liquid.
Another type of boiling flask is a Claisen flask.
- Column: A cylinder or tube in which a chromatographic
separation takes place.
- Funnel: A utensil with a tube extending to direct a
downward flow.
- Reaction vessel: A vessel that contains a chemical
transformation or change.
- Suction catheter: This is used for broncheal/tracheal
suction.
- Stomach Tube: it is used for intestinal secretion.
- Infant Feeding Tube: It is used for feeding infant &
neonates.
- Cannula
- Rectal Tube
- Urine Collection Bag
- Bed pan
- Steam inhaler
- Urine pot male/female
- Dispensing cups
- Eye wash cups etc.
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