
In order to get rid of infection and also save time in cleaning and sterilization, nowadays most hospitals and health care units opt for plastic tools and equipment. Most of the tools are made from high-grade plastic and once they are used, they are disposed of.
Type of plastic used in surgical plastic ware
Polyamide
Polyethylene
Polypropylene
Polyphenylene sulfide
Polyurethane
Polytetrafluoroethylene
Polyvinyl Chloride
Polyvinylidene Fluoride etc.
Types of surgical plastic ware
There are a wide variety of plastic wares used in the hospitals. Disposable gloves, non woven masks, caps drapes customized ready-to-use disposable & non disposable health kits etc. are quite common and all made of different grades of plastic. Other things like plastic kidney tray, operating trays, tubes etc are fast catching up on the line. Some other plastic medical disposable products include:
Adapters: A tool for connecting two parts of different diameters of an apparatus.
Beaker: A vessel with high height-to-orifice diameter ratios.
Boiling flask: A container used to distill a liquid. Another type of boiling flask is a Claisen flask.
Column: A cylinder or tube in which a chromatographic separation takes place.
Funnel: A utensil with a tube extending to direct a downward flow.
Reaction vessel: A vessel that contains a chemical transformation or change.
Suction catheter: This is used for broncheal/tracheal suction.
Stomach Tube: it is used for intestinal secretion.
Infant Feeding Tube: It is used for feeding infant & neonates.
Cannula
Rectal Tube
Urine Collection Bag
Bed pan
Steam inhaler
Urine pot male/female
Dispensing cups
Eye wash cups etc.