Due to the sudden impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, many hospitals specializing in total joints moved their orthopedic procedures over to free-standing and outpatient surgery centers, where there is minimal storage and sterile processing space. Thus, logistical challenges surfaced in processing patient positioning equipment in the smaller soak sinks and autoclaves generally found in these facilities.
“These and other challenges prompted the development and engineering team at Innovative Medical Products Inc. to rethink and adapt its market-leading De Mayo Knee Positioners to today’s surgical environment. The result was an innovative next-generation version called De Mayo Adapt2Fit Modular Knee Positioner,” according to a press release.
“The Adapt2Fit was specifically designed for space and performance challenges of an ASC. It’s quick to assemble and easy to clean, sterilize and store, making it an ideal fit for ASCs,” Rich Larkin, chief operating officer of Innovative Medical Products, said.
“There are absolutely no compromises,” explained Mike Reilly, vice president of sales and marketing at IMP. “The new De Mayo Adapt2Fit Modular Knee Positioner expands on all the benefits of our previous models while also allowing the ASC’s to more efficiently process the positioners. The baseplate separates into two pieces to allow the Adapt2Fitto to be fully submerged in standard cleaning vessels like sinks and tubs and comes with a smaller sterilization tray that fits in standard filtered trays and autoclaves.”
A rigid, toolless connector securely attaches the two baseplates. Once connected, the Adapt2Fit’s key surgeon benefit is the overall length of the positioner.
“We were able to take advantage of this opportunity to add an additional two inches of travel to our baseplate to increase the surgeons’ range of available motion, flexion, and extension while enhancing lateral stability,” Larkin said. “We now have the longest baseplate on the market to fit all leg lengths, without having to adjust the unit after secured to the OR bed.”
Adapt2Fit is sold with a convenient sterilization and storage tray to securely hold its components and parts. The tray is lightweight and easy to handle. In addition to safeguarding the equipment during storage, IMP’s new tray requires less space and improves sterile processing capability in smaller chambers.
When used with IMP’s specifically designed and trademark green OR Table Pads, the Adapt2Fit fits perfectly into the table-well and is secured to the OR table with an all-new IMP Quad Clamp. The new Quad Clamp comes apart for effortless cleaning. It is cross-compatible with several other IMP Positioners, like the De Mayo D2 Knee Positioner and the forthcoming Exact-Fit De Mayo Lateral Positioner.
Facilities will find transitioning to the new Adapt2Fit a breeze. The product is compatible with all IMP’s standard and radiolucent boots, the De Mayo Universal Distractor and fully compatible with the existing IMP premium-grade patient protective pads, the press release states.
IMP will be showcasing the new De Mayo Adapt2Fit Modular Knee Positioner at the AAOS 2021 Annual Meeting in Booth #3325.
