SYNAPSIS™ is a comprehensive Instrument Tracking System (ITS) developed for the digitalization and management of surgical assets and sterilization processes within a hospital's Central Sterile Services Department (CSSD) and Operating Theatre (OT). The software is designed to function as a 'neural network' to provide full control over all processes in the CSSD, enhancing productivity, cutting costs, and improving patient and staff safety.
Key Benefits & Capabilities:
- Real-Time Traceability: Provides full tracking of individual surgical instruments and sets using various marking technologies (barcodes, QR codes, RFID, laser marking) throughout the entire workflow, from preparation to post-surgery.
- Workflow Optimization: Guides CSSD technicians with leads, notes, prompts, pictures, and videos to ensure accurate and efficient preparation and sterilization procedures. It provides a digital proof that sets and instruments were properly completed, washed, and sterilized.
- Integration: Has the capacity to interface with leading manufacturers' equipment (washers, sterilizers, sealers, incubators) and third-party software solutions, including Hospital Information Systems (HIS) and surgical scheduling systems.
- Compliance & Safety: Ensures procedure compliance, helps mitigate claims through full documentation of reprocessing, and connects sterilization data with patient IDs to enhance safety. It is a solution that meets the demands of modern hospitals and is compliant with ISO 13485:2016.
- Reporting & Cost Control: Generates reports for inventory management, planning instrument purchases, cost calculation (real costs of running a CSSD and total cost of assets ownership), and employee efficiency.
Target Users & Deployment: The primary users are staff in the CSSD and Operating Theatre. The system is a customized, modular solution that uses simple PC computers as workstations mounted in key workflow places and connects to various medical devices. Installation is noted as fast, typically taking 2 to 4 days.
