Innovative Medical Products' Universal SteriBump™ Supports Patient Limbs During Surgery

PRLog (Press Release) - Jun 02, 2009 -
Innovative Medical Products, an industry leader in patient positioning devices for orthopedic surgical procedures, has introduced the pre-sterile Universal SteriBump™ foam platform for stationary support of patient limbs during surgery.  The foam SteriBump™ is latex and cloth fiber free and comes packaged in a sterile wrap, guaranteeing sterility.

The multi-use foam support is ideal for shoulder abduction during lateral shoulder arthroscopy, incision closure of total hip or knee surgery, vascular surgery, extremity trauma and carpal tunnel procedures. The SteriBump’s™ contour design cradles and elevates the patient’s extremities in the sterile field. Its rectangular shape provides multiple heights.

SteriBump’s™ (http://www.innovativemedical.com/products/steri-bump.htm) guaranteed sterility frees up operating room sterile assistants from having to hold a limb during certain surgical procedures or having to bundle together towels and other cloths to create a makeshift limb support, saving valuable OR time.  In addition, the SteriBump™ eliminates the need for hospital laundry and sterile processing personnel to wash and re-sterilize the cloths for re-use, thus preventing any potential of cross contamination or cloth fiber tissue response potentially associated with stacks of cloth fiber materials.

The Universal SteriBump ™ comes packaged with five foam supports, each with four patient chart stickers for product traceability – another advantage over towel bundles that are assembled with an assortment of cloth and fiber materials from various sources.