Stryker (NYSE:SYK) today announced the launch of the next generation of SurgiCount+ within its sponge management portfolio.
The new SurgiCount+ offering integrates with Stryker’s Triton technology to address retained surgical sponges and blood loss assessment. According to a news release, integrating these previously separate digital solutions deliver a more efficient, streamlined hospital workflow.
Portage, Michigan-based Stryker designed the Triton software to use AI to differentiate blood from other fluids. It uses a Bluetooth scale that batch weighs blood-soaked items to help assess blood loss. This provides hospital staff with real-time information to help coordinate the clinical team’s hemorhhage response and make informed decisions.
Stryker said SurgiCount+ addresses the issues of trying to locate a missing sponge in the operating room with a wireless reader. This counts, tracks and locates surgical sponges in the OR. RFID-tagged sponges enable unique identification, eliminating false-correct duplicate or unknown counts.
The company says the technology integration helps save time, simplify workflows, reduce manual data entry errors and enables tracking and communicating for patient information in one seamless workflow.
“We are committed to helping keep caregivers and patients safe from harm,” said Brandon Jominy, vice president and general manager of Stryker’s Surgical Technologies business. “Integrating our SurgiCount+ and Triton technologies on one platform will set a new industry standard for quantifying blood loss and continuing to help reduce retained surgical sponges in the OR.”
