STAINLESS STEEL EQUIPMENT IN THE MEDICAL INDUSTRY

Equipment Used
It is used to make different kinds of medical equipment. Among the handling equipment made with this are infusion stands, medical trolleys, mobile bowl stands, cupboards, dispensers, sanitisers and sinks. Furniture like cupboards, chairs, stretchers, lockers, tables, chairs and
beds are also made of steel. For maintenance, hospitals use steel buckets, glove dispensers, bed pans, trash cans, beakers, catheter trays and urinals.

Surgical Instruments
Most surgical instruments are made with stainless steel, or a similar alloy. These alloys are used to make micro scissors, tweezers, forceps, needle holders, retractors, cauterisers, and different dissecting tools used in surgery. Alloys with nickel and chrome are used to make temporary bone implants, or as artificial heart valves. This makes sure that the implant does not corrode inside the body of the patient.

Kitchen Equipment
The easy maintenance of it ensures that it is the most popular choice for making kitchen equipment. Steel equipment is used widely in hospital kitchens, and different kinds of trolleys are used to transport the food from the kitchen to the patients in their rooms. Today, such trolleys come with separate enclosures to transfer hot and cold foods while maintaining their respective temperatures.

Maintenance of Hygiene
Strength and durability – these two qualities of stainless steel make it the top choice for manufacture of medical equipment and tools. The medical industry has very high standards set for hygiene, which is why stainless steel is used so predominantly in hospitals. It is corrosion and heat resistant, and has a smooth finish. Corrosion, abrasion of reaction to heat can cause the material to react, and cause complications in the patients. It is strong and holds well under high pressure or heat. Stainless steel is very easy to keep clean, and to sterilise. If the equipment is not sterilised well, the chances of infection spreading can be extremely high. Disposal of medical devices has to follow strict regulations to allow the spreading of infection. Using stainless steel that can be sterilised reduces the amount of disposable waste too.

Strength of Steel
You will find that this type of  equipment is cost-effective and reusable, an aspect that is very important in hospitals and other set ups, which need large quantities of equipment. It also has a very high strength-weight ratio. This means that a smaller sized piece of furniture can withstand greater weight, when compared to furniture made from any other material. This makes it cost effective and space saving too.