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A New Unique System For Proning Patients More Safely In Operating Theatres

The Proturn® was developed to replace the hazardous manual system of Flip & Catch, common in many operating theatres that leaves patients and staff at risk of injury. Designed to enhance safety, the Proturn® will turn patients into and out of the prone position safely and efficiently, protect the arm in the manoeuvre, eliminate static positioning and remove the dangerous reaching, stretching and catching.

This results in less staff being required. Removes the risk of musculoskeletal injury and any risk of patient nerve or tissue damage due to poor handling. Positionally accurate, easy to use and safe for all. Choose Proturn® for all your prone positioning.

Ergotrics – Inflatable Prone Support IPS

The power of compressed air in the operating room

From Hospital Direct, the only UK & Ireland distributor of Ergotrics products, we bring you the IPS® Inflatable Prone Support.
The world’s first inflatable positioning cushion for surgery in prone position.
Available in different sizes to suit all types of patients.

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surgeon controlled

The surgeon can inflate the cushions to achieve the exact position required for each surgery.

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Ergonomic

The IPS cushion mirrors the human skeleton, supporting the ribcage and pelvis while keeping the abdomen free, reducing the risk of skin damage, congestion, and inter-abdominal pressure.

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X-ray permeable

The Ergotrics solutions are fully X-ray permeable, which facilitates X-ray applications

When operating on patients in the prone position, surgeons and anaesthetists need to avoid venous congestion and pressure on nerves. To do this they current use a variety of support surfaces such as Montreal Mattresses, Wilson Frames, Allen Tables, Foam cushions and even pillows.

However, these support surfaces rarely give surgeons any flexibility of position and shape and so Ergotrics have developed the Inflatable Prone Supports (IPS) which is the world’s first inflatable positioning cushion for prone position surgeries.

A pilot study mapping the interface pressure of IPS devices used for spinal surgery in the prone position. 👆

By mirroring the human skeleton and accounting for variations in size, the IPS supports the rib cage and pelvis while allowing the soft tissue and abdomen to hang freely.
This reduces the risk of bedsores, lowers Intra-Abdominal Pressure (IAP), and prevents venous congestion. The use of compressed air instead of manual labour represents an ergonomic breakthrough in the operating room.

Please click here to read a recently published study in The Journal of Clinical Neuroscience which investigates the effect of using Inflatable Prone Supports on
intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) during spinal surgery. 👆

“With the Ergotrics inflatable prone positioning system, you can work much faster, more hygienically and healthier for the staff, both when the patient is transferred to the prone position and during the positioning itself.”

Prof. Robert Pflugmacher,
Universitätsklinikum Bonn (Germany)

Inflatable Prone Support IPS

The power of compressed air in hospital care

Only at Hospital Direct in the United Kingdom.

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    The Washable
    ProTurn® Sheet

    Manufactured from a strong and robust cotton fabric our washable Proturn® sheets are designed to be one-size for all patients up to 178kg. Washable to 74 degrees for 20 washes they have a row of strong handles stitched along one side to which the long Proturn® straps attach in order to turn the patient. An integral pocket on the other side will take one of our Wipeclean Proturn® pads which help to protect arms and lines and prevent entrapment. Use again post operatively and then send to laundry.