op sheet presentation july 2011

Introducing: Op-Sheet™The Operating Room Bed Sheet with Protection

By BCG Medical .

Op-Sheet™ Slide Show Presentation

Op-sheet™, New Surgical Bed Sheet that Offers:

Multiple safety benefits for surgical patients

Risk reduction of work-related back injury for the staff

Time-cost efficiencies in the Operating Room

It’s all about patient care, patient comfort, patient safety, hospital cost savings and hospital efficiencies

Current Situation with O.R. Bed Sheet Thousands of surgeries are being performed in the

U.S. everyday

Patients undergoing surgeries under anesthesia are at risk for nerve and bodily injuries due to inconsistent and unreliable limb securing methods

Peripheral nerve injuries and brachial plexus injuries are common.

The Ulnar nerve is most frequently affected among these injuries, accounting for 33% of all nerve damage cases

The true number of nerve injuries during general anesthesia remains unclear and is most likely underestimated.

Current Situation with O.R. Bed Sheet (continued)

Current System Showing Use of Simple Bed Sheet (Unsecured)

Current Product: Inflatable Mattress

Advantages Aids in bed-to bed transfer

of patient

Reduces cross contamination

Disadvantages High cost to the hospital.

($80 per sheet)

Requires air supply source

Does not address nerve injury and artery occlusion risks.

No means to secure patients legs

No I.V. port positioning feature

Op-Sheet™ with Double-Fastening System (patent-pending)

Op-Sheet™ BenefitsFitted sheet allows faster O.R. bed

preparation

Superior protection for patients limbs during surgery

Helps reduce self-inflicted injuries

Provides secure and easy access to I.V. ports

Easier bed-to-bed patient transfer

Reduces cross-contamination

Reasonably priced

Op-Sheet™ Benefits (cont.)

Helps reduce risk of pressure ulcer

Helps reduce risk of patient sliding off the O.R. bed during surgery in extreme positions

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How Bed is Made with Op-Sheet™

Waterproof to prevent cross contamination

Fitted Ends

Four buckles to secure sheet to O.R. bed

How Bed is Made with Op-Sheet™

How Bed is Made with Op-Sheet™

Fasteners for I.V. access

Leg straps

Shoulder Line

Handles for lateral support

Pockets for suction tip and tubing

How Bed is Made with Op-Sheet™

Arm Pad Patent-pending Double- fastening system

Patient on Op-Sheet™

Arms and hands ‘are positioned between the two layers of double- fastening system

Double-fastening System(secured with first layer)

Arms and Hands are Securely Tucked (second layer)

Secure Straps for Legs

Fasteners for I.V. Access Ports and Pockets for Suction Tip and Tubing

Patient with Hands, Arms & Legs Secured

Current System: Common Bed Sheet

Advantages Low cost resusable sheets

Disadvantages Reprocessing (laundry) cost

and logistics can be expensive.

Poorly made O.R. bed.

Possible cross contamination.

Insecure arm positioning when tucked

Risk of nerve injury and axillary artery occlusion due to bunching at the axilla.

Double- fastening System Advantages

Only one nurse is needed to secure the patient’s arms.

No need to look for and to use gel pads.

Arms and hands are securely cradled and are slightly elevated from the O.R. bed, thus minimizing pressure on the Ulnar areas.

Pads provide additional insulation.

Arms and hands are in neutral position and less I.V. indentation on the patient’s arms.

The Op-Sheet™ BenefitsCurrently, no surgical bed sheet product brings

all the solutions that Op-Sheet™ does. Ease of preparing the O.R. bed . Secured protection for the extremities Memory foam in buttock area to reduce pressure ulcer Foley catheter fastener I.V. access fasteners Help reduce self-inflicted injuries during emergence

from anesthesia Ease of lateral patient transfer helps reduce injuries to staff Reduction of cross contamination Potential reduction of law suits due to patient injury Competitively priced

Market Description for Op-Sheet™

The target market for the Op-Sheet™ includes hospitals, O.R. staff, Anesthesiologists, and Surgeons

Additional support could potentially be obtained from the following organizations: Center for Disease Control (CDC) Occupational Safety and Health Administration ( OSHA) American Hospital Association (AHA) American Operating Room Nurses (AORN) American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

Market ReadinessData from the American Society of Anesthesiologists

(ASA) closed claims project continues to indicate that severe anesthesia-related injuries such as death and brain damage are becoming less frequent. This is NOT the case, however, with anesthesia-related peri-operative nerve injuries.

“ Cheney FW: peri-operative Ulnar nerve injury.” ASA newsletter 62(6): 10-11-1998.

IT IS ABOUT TIME TO REPLACE THE CURRENT O.R. BEDDING WITH THE Op-Sheet™ .OUR SURGICAL PATIENTS DO DESERVE THE BEST.

Brandon Giap, M.D.

THIS IS THE END OF THE OUR SLIDE SHOW PRESENTATION

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