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TECH Talk: Managing Loaned Trays
10.31.2018 • Industry News
Managing Loaned Trays... What a Nightmare!
Loaned instrumentation is becoming more and more common in healthcare facilities around the globe and with that, the challenges of managing loaned trays from vendors, neighboring facilities, and other departments are more relevant than ever.Developing a formal policy on the receipt and use of loaner instrumentation is an important first step in overcoming the challenges of managing loaned trays.
A successful loaned instrumentation policy should be established with input from a multi-disciplinary team that includes: Sterile Processing, Operating Room, and other departments such as, Infection Prevention and Control, Materials Management, Administration, and surgeons. The written policy should include standard practices for:
- Requesting loaned instrumentation
- Time requirements for pre and post-procedure processing
- Acquisition of loaned items including detailed inventory lists and images
- Obtaining FDA-cleared manufacturers’ instructions for use
- Cleaning, decontaminating, and sterilizing processes
- Transportation of loaned trays to the point of use
- Post-procedure decontamination, processing, and inventory
- Returning instrumentation
- Documentation and maintenance of records
Brandon VanHee
Clinical Education Manager
Key Surgical