The level of hygiene that is required in a doctor’s surgery is unfathomably high. The slightest contamination breach could compromise an entire medical procedure and could even prove fatal to a patient. This counts even more when it comes to the tools that surgeons and doctors use while working with patients. The medical equipment needs to be sterilized to the highest degree and sterilization needs to be maintained, from the supplier all the way to the doctor’s hands. This is achieved by using sterilization wraps. The function of these wraps is to shield medical tools from outside contaminants.
The medical industry is an ever-improving and ever-advancing field, and the way that medical tools are packaged and protected now also needs improvement. As the current generation is becoming more aware of the environment and the impact that plastic waste has on it, the solution has come in the form of a biodegradable sterilization wrap.
The number of wraps that are used in hospitals across the world is astronomical. This plastic doesn’t simply disappear. It gets dumped at landfills and keeps piling up. Wraps like these could take up to a hundred years to decompose and with the amounts that are sent off to these dumping sites, that spells disaster. Making the switch to biodegradable wraps instead of the widely used plastic alternative will help reduce the impact the medical industry currently has on the environment significantly.
As the main purpose of these wraps is to shield the medical tools from germs and bacteria, damage to a wrap could render a tool useless. The biodegradable crepe sterilization wraps are made from strong, high-quality material. It’s thicker and softer than the industry standard plastic, making it feel more like cloth. Not only does this mean that the wraps are less likely to be damaged or torn but holes and punctures in the wraps are much easier to spot than on the SMS wraps. This makes it easy for medical staff to identify compromised packs and avoid potentially dangerous contamination.
Another step in the right direction when it comes to biodegradable sterilization wrap is the fact that the material is not only environmentally friendly in the sense that decomposition is sped up, but the fact that the material that is used is sourced from sustainable sources. Biodegradable wraps are made of cellulose and suppliers of cellulose replace a tree for each one that is cut down.