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Introducing the 2-in-1 solution
The Neptune
®
E-SEP™ Smoke Evacuation Pencil delivers the performance
surgeons need from a cutting and coagulation tool with the added benefit
of precise smoke evacuation.
For more information, contact your Stryker Surgical sales representative or visit
www.NeptuneWasteManagement.com/ESEP
Your commitment to saving and improving patient lives should not put your own health at risk.
Together, as leaders, we can help minimize dangerous smoke in your OR today.
EPA priority pollutants
found in surgical smoke
1
cigarettes equal one day
of OR exposure where
electrocautery is used
2
chemicals found in
surgical smoke
3
1
Andreasson S, Mahteme H, Sahlberg B, Anundi H. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Electrocautery Smoke during
Peritonectomy Procedures. Journal of Environmental and Public Health. 2012: 1-6.
2
Hill D, O'Neill J, Powell R, Oliver D. Surgical Smoke – a health hazard in the operating theatre. A study to quantify exposure and a
survey of the use of smoke extractor systems in UK plastic surgery units. Journ Plas Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2012; 65(7): 911-6.
3
Pierce J, Lacey S, Lippert J, Lopez R, Franke J. Laser-Generated Air Contaminants from Medical Laser Applications: A State-of-
the-Science Review of Exposure Characterization, Health Effects, and Control. J Occup Environ Hyg. 2011; 8(7): 447-66.
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