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(tinyurl.com/cwjo4bh) before each procedure in which the unit was
used.
• The staffer consulted the FDA's most recent safety communication
on the unit before each use.
Stryker has said it
plans to end production of and withdraw
support for the
Neptune 1 Silver by
March 2014.
While the checklist
required for continued
use adds several preop steps, including
safety verifications,
technical testing and
staffing documentation, the equipment is
apparently just too
useful to give up. "I
like the Stryker
Neptune system. It's
efficient and safe if
used within company
guidelines," says
Adam Andro, BSN,
the OR supervisor at
Stateline Surgery
Center in Galena, Kan.
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