“In-put” to “Out-put” conversion occurs almost seamlessly within our reprocessing departments. It’s built into our workflows and the intended result is a ready, safe -to-use medical devices. Prep & Pack (aka the Assembly Area) is a critical place of quality assurance, visual inspection and high accuracy. Why? This is the safest and most effective place to identify and intervene when medical devices do not pass inspection. This is the last place most medical devices will be handled by human hands before they make their way into a procedural or exam room. This inspection point and how it’s conducted will widely determine the success in set-up and procedure in the OR.

Deep dive into the intricacies that make up our Prep & Pack workstations!

Objectives: 

• Discuss findings and impacts of insufficient prep & pack processes 

• Discuss the types and goals of quality inspection used in prep & pack  

• Identify variables and measurables that impact quality throughput in Prep & Pack