Vac-U-Station™ Fluid Management System

with Vac-U-Port™ Canisters

Exposure to liquid infectious waste is a growing concern to hospitals and surgery centers, not to mention the costs of red bag waste disposal. Now there are safer and more cost-effective methods to dispose of this waste.

In 1998, a strategic alliance between Bemis, Genzyme Surgical Products/Deknatel™ Product Group and the EDUCTOR™ Partnership provided the most significant innovation in suction canisters in over 25 years by introducing the Eductor Fluid Management System. Then in 2002, Bemis introduced the Vac-U-Station, giving health care facilities another option for safely disposing of suction canister contents. This system keeps liquid infectious waste confined all the way through to disposal. (Note: The Eductor unit was discontinued in 2004.)

The canister has a solid base until it's ready to be drained. This patented drainage port is opened by the Vac-U-Station to form a pathway for the drainage process.

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A unique, patented drainage port enables the Vac-U-Port canister to interface directly with the Vac-U-Station from Bemis. This system drains the contents from the canister directly into the sanitary sewer. The combination of a Vac-U-Port canister and the Vac-U-Station unit offers a unique solution for quick and safe disposal. This method reduces splattering, splashing, and aerosolizing of blood droplets and provides an engineering control for infectious fluid waste disposal. The canister lid never has to be removed.

Why is there a need for a confined disposal system?

Managed care demands new cost-saving opportunities while maintaining or enhancing safety practices. The Vac-U-Port system allows hospitals to greatly reduce the risk associated with traditional practices of disposing of infectious liquids. In many cases this solution will provide significant savings by reducing the costs of transportation and disposal of infectious waste.

Using the Vac-U-Port canister and Vac-U-Station system minimizes exposure to infectious contents and reduces volume and cost of red-bag waste. Hospitals dispose of infectious liquid waste in one of three manners: simply pouring it directly down the drain, which presents serious risk of spills and aerosolization; disposing of the full canisters in red bags; or by adding a costly solidifying agent and then disposing of it in red-bag waste. These last two methods are very expensive due to the fluid volume which can add approximately seven pounds to each full canister (3000cc). Empty Vac-U-Port canisters cost a fraction to dispose of, especially if you can use standard white bags instead of red (interpretations vary by state).

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