Tuesday, February 2, 2016

What are The Purposes of Stainless Steel Instrument Trolleys?

A good trolley of any sort is an excellent assist for carrying goods. It brings comfort to the users to assemble all the required products at one place and push it to the destination. These trolleys are designed to make the life of people easier, convenient and save time etc. Stainless steel trolleys are durable, and good quality trolleys are the best for carrying medical items, as they are corrosion-free and they last longer even they are used regularly.
  • These trolleys can be used for any purpose and at any place. Stainless steel instruments trolleys are one of such that are used in hospitals for medical equipments, and for easy access during emergencies.
  • These trolleys are mainly used for mopping, medicine trolleys, patient’s stretcher trolleys, hospital instruments trolleys, linen trolleys, multipurpose trolleys etc. These trolleys are highly cost effective, durable, eco friendly and long lasting.
stainless steel instrument trolleys
Stainless Steel Instrument Trolleys

Stainless Steel  is a hygienic metal:

Stainless steel is a hygienic metal that can be used in areas and applications where sterile environment and high degree of hygiene is required. These trolleys are used in operation theatres, care units etc. to carry surgical items and medications etc. Apart from this these trolleys come very handy for multipurpose work in all the areas of hospitals. The sturdy composition makes it simpler and convenient to use such trolleys to ship heavy duty medical products from one area to another. These stainless steel instrument trolleys are easy to clean by using chemical agents and disinfectants that makes them bacteria free. They generally have locking system and steel doors and thin metallic racks, which are the best for storing different materials.

Types of stainless steel trolleys:

  • Regular instrument trolley: is a versatile trolley with many drawers and shelves. They have guard railings on three sides giving support to material inside and to avoid them from slipping off the shelves. They come in different sizes and are mainly used to transport sterilised instruments to operation room. Few of these also have attached bowl and bucket to carry back used instruments and biomedical waste post operation.
  • Medicine trolley is used to carry medicines and related products to the patients in recovering from ailments etc.
  • Mayo Trolley is used to carry instruments for use during surgery. Their height is adjustable and the table surface has detachable frames as per requirement of use during surgery. Their frames can also alternate as hygienic trays to carry selected surgical instruments for immediate use.
  • Basin stand is used to carry waste during surgery
stainless steel trolleys
Stainless Steel Trolleys
The market for such trolleys us quite wide offering innumerable choices, models and style etc. Therefore it is quite important to understand the purpose for which the trolley is used before purchase. Hygiene, maintenance and safety are the most essential quotients. Therefore before purchase these aspects should be considered.

There are many designs of such trolley available to cater to these requirements:

  • Reversible Shelf dressing trolleys; with completely flat shelves that can be reversed as per requirement
  • Reversible Shelf Anti-Bacterial Dressing trolleys; contains antimicrobial coating that makes it completely hygienic.
  • Removable Flat Shelf Anti-Bacterial Dressing Trolleys; with anti-microbial coating and can be steam cleaned or autoclaved
  • Instrument Trolleys With Guard Rails; for safe simple transfer and storage of medial equipments.
  • Welded Upturned Shelf Dressing trolleys; has rail guard on three sides to protect material from slipping. This fully welded design is built to withstand daily use rigour of the hospital.
stainless steel trolleys
Steel Instrument Trolleys
When you buy stainless steel instrument trolleys, you must see that the brakes and the castors should be well in place else mobility and control system of these trolleys be problematic. Along with this, factors to be considered should include the storage space requirement, durability, endurance etc.