Versatile surgery table.STERIS Corporation STERIS was founded in 1987 with a venture capital investment of $1.2 million and a plan for a healthier and safer world. Today, the Company stands at the forefront of efforts to prevent infection and contamination in healthcare and pharmaceutical environments, and is broadening its reach introduces its ASC ASC Ambulatory surgery center, see there 2000[TM] Ambulatory Surgical Care Table, providing a flexible solution for the medical and budgetary requirements of newer surgical environments. This table offers the posturing, powered-control, and imaging features preferred in the ambulatory surgery ambulatory surgery n. Surgery performed on a person who is admitted to and discharged from a hospital on the same day. ambulatory surgery, n setting. The table and its accessories can be configured for basic general surgery, plastic surgery, endoscopic en·do·scope n. An instrument for examining visually the interior of a bodily canal or a hollow organ such as the colon, bladder, or stomach. en surgery, and other surgical procedures Surgical procedures have long and possibly daunting names. The meaning of many surgical procedure names can often be understood if the name is broken into parts. For example in splenectomy, "ectomy" is a suffix meaning the removal of a part of the body. "Splene-" means spleen. . The comfort and safety of patients are key factors in the design of the ASC 2000 Ambulatory Surgical Care Table. Its posturing capabilities and accessories allow optimal positioning, and the six-section tabletop is specifically designed for ambulatory procedures. The two-inch (51-mm) table pad is conductive, pliable, latex-free, and antibiotic, and is designed to reduce pressure on patients' contact points. The table can support patients as heavy as 400 lbs, and its self-compensating floor locks adjust automatically on uneven floors to prevent rocking or tipping. Its actuation is smooth and quiet, so as not to disturb minimally sedated patients, If power is lost during a procedure, an emergency back-up control ensures safe operation and repositioning. The ASC 2000 Ambulatory Surgical Care Table is lightweight and maneuverable, and its remote pendant hand control is easy to use. It also provides several features that enhance imaging capabilities. Its radiolucent radiolucent /ra·dio·lu·cent/ (ra?de-o-loo´sent) permitting the passage of radiant energy, such as x-rays, with little attenuation, the representative areas appearing dark on the exposed film. tabletop and unique offset column allow C-arm coverage of more than 85% of the table for total body imaging. In addition, the tabletop design accommodates 11" x 14" and 14" x 17" film cassettes at the head, foot, and both sides, for a full range of exposure angles. Circle 125 on Reader Service Card |
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