Our goal is...
zero
retained sponges

The impact of a retained surgical sponge is felt by the caregivers, the facility and the patient.

The impact of a retained surgical sponge is felt by the caregivers, the facility and the patient.

Operating rooms are hectic by nature. Staff workload is high and interruptions are incessant. The manual sponge counting process is cumbersome.

Distraction, multi-tasking, and time pressure can result in discrepant or false correct counts, eventually leading a retained surgical sponge.

It's estimated that 11 patients every day are sutured up with a surgical sponge still inside them.¹

It can take 10 or more minutes to find a missing sponge.²

False correct counts are the cause of 62-88% of RSS.³

Surgical sponges are the #1 retained surgical item.⁴

It's estimated that 11 patients every day are sutured up with a surgical sponge still inside them.¹

It can take 10 or more minutes to find a missing sponge.²

False correct counts are the cause of 62-88% of RSS.³

**2mm or larger

It's estimated that 11 patients every day are sutured up with a surgical sponge still inside them.¹

It can take 10 or more minutes to find a missing sponge.²

False correct counts are the cause of 62-88% of RSS.³

Surgical sponges are the #1 retained surgical item.⁴

Same promise, new product

Each sponge/towel is individually barcoded for 100% verification, so every sponge counted out are the exact ones counted in.
Reconciliations throughout case for status of each sponge at any point in time.

WiFi capability enables real-time data transfer to server (hard-wired dock configuration also available)
Expandable technology platform applicable well into the future

Database enables endless report customizations from individual cases to aggregated data
Demonstrates compliance to hospital policy or third-party best practices
Provides post-op accounting of each uniquely-identified sponge