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About surgical disposables:
  • The surgical disposables primarily consist of
    1. masks,
    2. caps,
    3. drapes,
    4. gowns,
    5. covers and
    6. shoe covers
  • Made of polypropylene spun bond fabric (non-woven) with or without polyethylene film.
  • Surgical disposables are used in hospitals and pharmaceutical companies to maintain hygienic and sterile operations.
  • These are called as surgical disposables as these are for one time use and disposed off after one time usage.
  • In India, the majority of hospitals use cotton reusable surgical wear which needs to be sterilized after every use.
  • The peril of re-usage is cross contamination which should be avoided.
  • The disposable medical items are gradually replacing the reusable cotton cloth based surgical gear. With growth in the multi-specialty hospitals, medical tourism and improvement in general hygiene level at the hospitals, the demand for medical disposables is experiencing positive growth. However, the price sensitive nature of the hospital purchase managers has resulted in the low penetration of surgical disposables.
Product characteristics
  • The functional characteristics of surgical disposables are:
    1. High barrier to blood or body fluids
    2. Lower lint than linen (lint is a source of infection)
    3. Proven sterilization performance
    4. Comfort and breathability
    5. Good bacteria filtration efficiency
    6. Breathing resistance
    7. Splash resistance
  • The surgical disposable masks and caps are made from polypropylene (PP)
    1. spun bond fabric,
    2. spun lace fabric
    3. Spun bond melt blown fabric and
    4. spun lace fabric
    5. SMS fabric.
  • The disposable drapes, gowns and covers are made of polypropylene (PP) spun bond fabric and Spun bond melt blown fabric and spun lace fabric (SMS).
  • The weight of the fabric for
    1. caps is typically in the range of 12-25 GSM
    2. For masks it is in the range of 25-40 GSM.
    3. The weight of the fabric is typically 25-40 GSM for spun bond fabric
    4. For gowns and around 35-50 GSM for SMS fabric for drapes and covers.
  • These products are manufactured in sterilized environment and packed in PP bags and dispenser boxes sterilized before dispatch.

 

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