DePuy Synthes launched its Distal Radius Sterile Kit, a pre-sterilized, single-use kit of instruments and implants to treat wrist fractures.
Here are five key points:
1. The kits provide plate and screw implants with instrumentation designed to help optimize operating room efficiency and eliminate procedural sterilization costs.
2. The Distal Radius Sterile Kit consists of what is needed for up to 80 percent of distal radius fracture cases currently treated with plates and screws.
3. It is reported that single-use kits may save approximately $285 per procedure for sterilization, transport and handling.
4. In the U.S., approximately 640,000 wrist fractures occur annually, leaving physicians wanting improved efficiency, reduced costs and minimized delays.
5. A study suggests10 minute surgical delays could cost a hospital more than $130,000 in staffing costs per year.
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