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fluid. "If it's not convenient, the staff will not use the system. If it's not
cost-effective, the CFO will not approve. Safety must be viewed from
both a patient as well as a staff perspective: No backflow for the
patient, and no risk of contamination for the staff."
Ruler of the waters
Clinical directors and OR managers have long sworn by the Neptune for
fluid collection and disposal. In September 2012, however, the company
announced a voluntary recall (tinyurl.com/98q6mff) of certain Neptune
models. The Neptune 1 Silver and Neptune 2 units had never obtained
the federal Food and Drug Administration's 510(k) approval for U.S.
sale. This notification expanded on an earlier recall. In June 2012,
Stryker recalled its instructions for the Neptune 1 Gold, Silver and
Bronze and Neptune 2
units after receiving 2
THE SAFEST WAY TO DISPOSE
OF SURGICAL FLUID
reports that improper
use of the suction
devices had caused tisDIREC T-TO -DR AIN MEDIC AL FLUID DISPOSAL
sue damage in surgical
patients, including 1
fatality. Stryker issued
revised instructions
and warning labels to
its customers.
The FDA advised
a fully automated system that:
Neptune 1 Silver and
doesn't require transport
saves valuable space
Neptune 2 owners not
provides unlimited capacity
to use the units, since
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without the agency's
www.skylinemedical.com
approval they lack
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