Integrated Supply: Supply Systems Aligned with Clinical Needs

Vital to hospital effeciency is having the right equipment for the application. Patient support and care systems represent important building blocks in the operating room and other areas within the clinical setting. Intelligent supply units help to successfully control even the most complex of procedures. They offer physicians and the nursing staff an ideal, ergonomically correct setting and give the patients the best possible environment for recovery.

On the occasion of the MEDICA 2011, TRUMPF Medical Systems is expanding the TruPort product family to include wall-mounted bed head units and ceiling-mounted media beams. Thus providing systems that are individually configured with power, medical gases and communications to operating rooms, ICUs, and other areas within the facility. TRUMPF ceiling-mounting supply units can be positioned as desired within the room, thanks to the long suspension arms. They provide mounting and support spaces for medical equipment such as endoscopy, anesthesia or respiration apparatus. The new media bridges are permanently installed units that can be controlled and configured by internal staff to supply media as needed. The new bed head units are permanently mounted, along their entire length, and can be retrofitted and upgraded as required. The needs and expectations of the department determine which system offers the best care in each case.

Supply in the OR
All the connections must be readily accessible to the surgical staff at all times. If planning should change in any way mid-operation, then it is important to be able to hook up new equipment both quickly and flexibly. Good management of cables and hoses is of the essence here, since these should never tangle or hinder access to other devices or the patient. Often surgeons will change position relative to the operating field or the patient’s position during the operation. That is why it has to be possible to reorient equipment during surgery, without blocking the view of the monitors or access to the patient. Other media, adjustments or equipment might be needed for the period following operation. This makes it vital that systems can be reconfigured quickly and easily between operations. Moreover, they must be flexible to respond to new demands and innovations in medical equipment, even years after the initial installation. Exacting hygiene standards are a further decisive demand on OR equipment. The operating room, its equipment and all the instruments are thoroughly cleaned after each operation.

With TruPort Series 5000 and 7000, TRUMPF offers solutions to these demands. They are based on a highly flexible and modular system comprising the electrical, low voltage and gases too. The ceiling-mounted supply units permit fast, convenient rearrangement of the workplace, even long after the original installation and in most cases without tools. Thus TruPort is designed for multiple applications and represents a stable investment over the long term. Since the TruPort units are suspended from the ceiling, they keep the floor free of equipment and reduce the hazard of tripping over hoses and cables. This also facilitates floor cleaning. Even heavyweight anesthesia equipment can readily be lifted – and repositioned – with TruPort. At the MEDICA 2011, TRUMPF will be demonstrating the flexibility of TruPort using numerous accessory and components, as well. Included here are monitor support arms, cable trays, and adapters for transporting patients within the hospital. This makes it possible to use the IMEC system to move patients, with all the life-support equipment in place, from the ICU to large diagnostic units such as the CT or MRI, and to reconnect that equipment to the supply points there.

Maximum care in the ICU
The intensive care unit also demands flexibility. A comatose, severely injured patient requires more comprehensive care and attention than a patient in a lower acuity environment. The range of care required will also change during the course of the patient’s stay in the ICU. As recovery progresses, some of the equipment initially required – such as respirators, for instance – can be removed and used at other beds. TruPort is able to handle these complex requirements since the equipment rails on the TruPort ceiling-mounted supply units can be set up individually – at all four sides and along the entire length. Both components and accessories can be exchanged or shifted with just a few motions. Thanks to a spring-loaded clip system, trained personnel can also integrate, remove or reconfigure gas, power and data supply modules with the help of a simple hand tool. Modifications are possible at any time which can improve safety, provide better ergonomics and increase long-term profitability.

Flexible standard care in all fields
Even in intensive care units, there are standard situations in which care is less complex or changes only to a limited extent. Here TRUMPF offers solutions, too, with the new ceiling-mounted TruPort Beam 3000 and, at the head of the bed, the TruPort Wall 3000 unit. These systems are also distinguished by variable layouts. The user can select, for instance, from a variety of lengths and, in regard to the supply beam, the number of services to be supplied. With the bed head unit, the number of media channels can be chosen at will. Also there are also various illumination concepts to choose from. These units are easily operated systems, with configurations that can be standardized to deliver ideal care to many patients who are hospitalized for only a short period of time. The ceiling or wall-mounted units are designed to save space provide superior ergonomics even where space is severely limited. Smooth surfaces facilitate cleaning and comply with hygienic requirements. TruPort Beam 3000 and TruPort Wall 3000 are suitable for applications in adult and neonatal ICUs, in monitoring and recovery rooms, in patient rooms, in emergency rooms and in outpatient clinics, too.