Sterile-Z™ Patient Drape

Complies with AORN 2015 Recommended Practice
“When sterile fields are covered, they should be covered in a manner that allows the cover to be removed without bringing the part of the cover that falls below the sterile field above the sterile field.”¹

Reduces Costly Infection Risk
The average cost of a Surgical Site Infection (SSI) is approximately $33,000*. As of October 2008, hospitals can no longer bill for certain Hospital Acquired Infections (HAI). Sterile-Z protects the sterile field during 3-D radiographic imaging. The number of sterile field breaches is a known risk for surgical site infection (SSI). Actively striving to prevent SSIs benefits the patient and the hospital. Surgeons will appreciate the investment in sterility to prevent SSI in their patients.

Saves valuable O.R. Time and reduces waste
Sterile-Z can be applied in less than 30 seconds with two sterile operators and removed in less than five seconds with two non-sterile operators and eliminates the cost and delay of draping the imaging device. By draping the patient during imaging, Sterile-Z improves efficiency and saves money for each case in which it is employed. The expense of Sterile-Z is more than accounted for by reducing surgical site infection risk (33K).

¹ – Guidelines for Perioperative Practice, 2015 Edition. Denver, CO: AORN, Inc; 2015: p I-TECH18.