Surgical BackPacks

Surgical
BackPacks

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Safer Spine and Prone Positioning Systems

Localized areas of the patient are subjected to abnormal levels of stress during surgical procedures, potentially resulting in poor tissue perfusion with ischemia, tissue breakdown, and the development of pressure injuries1.

Prone positioning, in particular, is identified as a significant predictor of these occurrences2.   Continue reading...
Antiquated positioning systems, counter to their intended effect, may intensify risks of HAPI formation. For example, direct contact with non-breathable surfaces may increase the risk of skin maceration and tissue breakdown when moisture cannot dissipate at a natural rate. Additionally, abrasive surfaces may increase friction during and after positioning, increasing the risk of tissue damage and pressure injury. It is estimated that the cost incurred by hospitals per HAPI incident is $43,1803. Unfortunately, patients under general anesthesia lack both protective reflexes and the ability to communicate, exposing them completely to the risks of these hospital-acquired injuries.

Xodus Medical has developed a focused line of products dedicated to improving patient safety in prone positions. We work closely with OR staff members and patient safety advocates to minimize positioning related risks. Our approach to reducing HAPI formation involves:

Design
Advantage
Specialty materials that are open-celled and breathable
Maintain ideal levels of moisture, pH, etc. near the patients skin
Products that are soft to the touch, supportive and shape conforming
Reduce friction and skin shearing
Single-use designs
Reduce the risk of surgical site infections and cross-contamination
Latex Free guarantee
Guards against allergic reactions and environmental risks
Products that inflate and/or take shape immediately upon removal from packaging
Improve surgical set-up times

1 Spruce L, Van Wicklin SA. Back to basics: positioning the patient. AORN J. 2014;100(3):299-303.
2 Shaw LF, Chang PC, Lee JF, Kung HY, Tung TH. Incidence and predicted risk factors of pressure ulcers in surgical patients: Experience at a medical center in Taipei, Taiwan. Biomed Res Int. 2014;2014:416896. DOI: 10.1155/2014/416896.
3 Armstrong DG, Ayello EA, Capitulo KL, et al. New opportunities to improve pressure ulcer prevention and treatment: Implications of the CMS inpatient hospital care present on admission (POA) indicators/hospital-acquired conditions (HAC) policy. A consensus paper from the International Expert Would Care Advisory Panel. Wounds. 2008;35(5), 485Y492. DOI: 10.1097/01.WON.0000335960.68113.82.

New Layers of HAPI Protection

Protecting Your Patients Against Preventable Injuries


Traditional spinal-table covers focus solely on protecting equipment and reducing cross-contamination risks, rather than skin protection and HAPI prevention.

Xodus Medical elevated the spinal-table cover concept, and achieved new levels of patient safety by introducing DermaProx.

The DermaProx™
Difference

DermaProx is a Unique, Skin-friendly Material


Provide optimally balanced pressure-distribution, immersion, envelopment, insulation, and moisture-management properties for your patients. Available for a multitude of applications, DermaProx helps create a safe interface between patients and surgical equipment.

  • Significantly reduced peak pressure4
  • 19% better heat retention vs. traditional positioning foam5
  • Improved moisture control6
  • Increased immersion7 and envelopment8
  • Protects without the use of sticky adhesives; the removal of which may cause skin tears9

Prone Positioning Solutions for a Range of Surgical Procedures

Surgical BackPacks Provide Safe, Stable Support for Patients in the Prone Position


Kidneys

Spine


Spine procedures performed in the prone position require stable, pressure-relieving support to maintain alignment and protect vulnerable anatomy. Proper positioning helps reduce pressure injuries, support respiratory function, and ensure consistent access for complex cervical, thoracic, and lumbar surgeries.

Common Procedures:
  • Laminectomy
  • Posterior Cervical Discectomy Fusion
  • TLIF


“Apply prophylactic materials (e.g., dressings, non-adherent devices designed to reduce PI risk) to bony prominences (e.g., heels, sacrum) or other areas subjected to pressure, friction, and sheer in patients identified as being at high risk for PI.”
[AORN Recommendation, Section 4.1]

Surgical BackPacks

Simple, Safe Solutions that Help Patient Safety Advocates Meet

AORN
Guidelines & Recommendations

Official AORN Guidelines Recommend10


  • “Placing padding between the patient and hard surfaces and using additional padding on bony prominences and other pressure points increases patient comfort, helps redistribute pressure, and decreases the potential for nerve or PI.” Section 3.4 - Pressure Injury Prevention
  • “Use additional pressure-redistributing padding to support the patient and redistribute pressure from bony prominences and other pressure points.”Section 3.14 - Safe Patient Positioning
  • “After positioning or repositioning the patient, verify there are no areas where devices or equipment are resting against the patient.”Section 3.15 - Safe Patient Positioning
  • “Devices or equipment resting against the patient increase the risk for tissue or nerve damage in surgical patients.” Section 3.15 - Safe Patient Positioning


  • “Relieve, reduce, and redistribute contact pressure at bony prominences.” Section 3.13 - Positioning the Patient
  • “The lateral position increases the risk for injury to the common perineal nerve. Using padding helps to protect the perineal nerve on the dependent leg from being compressed between the fibula and the OR bed.” Section 10.10 - Positioning the Patient
  • “Do not use a horseshoe-shaped head positioner for patients in the prone, lateral, sitting, or semi-sitting positions.” Section 3.25 - Positioning the Patient
  • “Place a pillow or head positioner under the patient’s head with the dependent ear assessed after positioning.” Section 10.3 - Positioning the Patient
  • “Place an axillary roll under the patient’s dependent thorax, distal to the axillary fold, at the level of the seventh to the ninth rib.” Section 10.5 - Positioning the Patient
  • “Maintain the patient’s physiologic spinal and neck alignment.” Section 10.6 - Positioning the Patient
  • “Place safety straps across the patient’s hips.” Section 10.8 - Positioning the Patient
  • “A standardized product selection process assists in the selection of functional and reliable products that are safe, cost-effective, and environmentally preferable and that promote quality care, as well as decreases duplication or rapid obsolescence.” Section 1.1 - Environmental Cleaning
  • “Hyperextension of the neck can stretch the brachial plexus, lead to cardiovascular complications associated with compression or mechanical manipulation of the carotid sinus, or injure the spinal cord.” Section 3.8.1 - Safe Patient Positioning

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Designed to Eliminate Skin Shearing

Thoughtfully designed solutions offer an ideal fit for your unique surgical equipment; ensuring consistent, repeatable patient protection

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Reduce Time, Costs, and Unnecessary Risk

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Setup Time Under One Minute

  • Setup time under one minute saves your hospital up to $1,900 per procedure*
    *Based on OR costs of $100/minute11 12, and 20-minute average setup times for competitive systems
  • Standardized best-practices can be achieved with pre-configured kits, eliminating makeshift "off-label" solutions

Less Time for Risk

  • For each hour of the duration of surgery, the risk of SSI increased by 34%13
  • The risk of pressure injuries increases by 40% every 30 minutes of surgery14
  • Prolonged anesthesia duration is associated with increased odds of complication, venous thromboembolism, increased length of stay, and return to operating room.15

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DermaProx™ Pads

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  • A necessity for every pressure injury prevention program
  • Help meet AORN guidelines and recommendations for safe patient positioning
  • Protect skin without the use of sticky adhesives; the removal of which may cause skin tears.

Safety-Focused Designs

Head Positioners


Maximize patient safety in prone positioning with a number of unique head positioner designs.
Head Positioners

Total-Body Protection


Select the ideal positioning solution based on patient needs, equipment design, etc.
Total-Body Protection

Solutions Customized for You

SPK10113 Jackson Spinal Table Standard Kit

#SPK10113 - Jackson Spinal Table
Standard Kit

  • 1 Single-Use Standard Laminectomy Arm Cradles Left & Right Pair
  • 1 Single-Use Slotted Head Positioner w/ DermaProx™ Layer
  • 4 Hip & Thigh Pad Covers w/ DermaProx™ Layer
  • 1 Inverted Torso Lift Cover - Tall Pillow sewn inside cover w/ DermaProx™ Top
Case Quantity: 6 kits
SPK10281 - Jackson Spinal Table Kit with ProneSafe

#SPK10281 - Jackson Spinal Table Kit
with ProneSafe

  • 1 Single-Use Standard Laminectomy Arm Cradles Left & Right Pair
  • 1 ProneSafe Head Positioner w/ DermaProx™ Insert
  • 4 Hip & Thigh Pad Covers w/ DermaProx™ Layer
  • 1 Inverted Torso Lift Cover - Tall Pillow sewn inside cover w/ DermaProx™ Top
Case Quantity: 6 kits
SPK10172 - Jackson Table ProAxis Kit

#SPK10172 - Jackson T Kit

  • 1 Single-Use Standard Laminectomy Arm Cradles Left & Right Pair
  • 1 Single-Use Slotted Head Positioner w/ DermaProx™ Layer
  • 4 Hip & Thigh Pad Covers (Small) w/ DermaProx™ Layer
  • 1 Inverted Torso Lift Cover - Tall Pillow sewn inside cover w/ DermaProx™ Top
Case Quantity: 6 kits
SPK10185 - Jackson Table Kit

#SPK10185 - Allen Medical Advance & Spine System Kit

  • 1 Single-Use Standard Laminectomy Arm Cradles Left & Right Pair
  • 1 Single-Use Slotted Head Positioner w/ DermaProx™ Layer
  • 4 Hip & Thigh Pad Covers (Small) w/ DermaProx™ Layer
  • 1 Chest Pad (Kidney Shaped) w/ DermaProx™ Layer
Case Quantity: 6 kits
SPK10179 - Jackson PA Kit

#SPK10179 - Jackson PA Kit

  • 1 Single-Use Standard Laminectomy Arm Cradles Left & Right Pair
  • 1 Single-Use Slotted Head Positioner w/ DermaProx™ Layer
  • 2 Hip / Thigh / Hinge Covers w/ DermaProx™ Layer
  • 1 Bilateral Winged Chest Pad Cover w/ DermaProx™ Layer (Large 40"x7")
Case Quantity: 6 kits
SPK10308 - Universal Wilson Table Kit

#SPK10308 - Universal Wilson Table Kit

  • 1 Single-Use Standard Laminectomy Arm Cradles Left & Right Pair
  • 1 Single-Use Slotted Head Positioner w/ DermaProx™ Layer
  • 2 Wilson Table/Allen Bow Frame Sleeve Covers w/ Hook and Loop
  • 1 Single-Use Transverse Bar Cover for Wilson Frame (5" x 2.25")
  • 1 Single-Use Base Cover Drape (22" x 22")
Case Quantity: 6 kits

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Clinical Feedback

Positioning injuries are a major concern for neurosurgery patients, as their cases tend to be long and positioning is difficult. The DermaProx material difference and ease-of-use helps to protect the patient - from head to toe - against environmental risks and comorbidities that contribute to positioning injuries.
—  Hunter Schwarz
RN, Neurosurgery Coordinator
Incorporating DermaProx into our Wilson and Jackson positioning kits produced an immediate, noticeable improvement in both post-op skin redness and moisture levels. Additionally, it visibly reduced outlines and indentations left on the patient from surgical equipment.
—  Hisham Santiago
DNP, MBA, RN, CNOR
Elizabeth, NJ
As a patient advocate, I always worry about patient safety and skin-breakdown during prone spinal procedures. Xodus Medical Surgical Backpacks work great to reduce pressure on boney areas including the hips, chest, and face. Our doctors appreciate the extra protection for their patients. I like them so much that I recently requested new kits for my Wilson Frames. I feel that they protect my patients from pressure injuries!
—  Michelle Coy
RN, Assistant Nurse Manager
Orthopedic & Spine Surgery
The Xodus Medical products have greatly decreased skin redness and breakdown on the chin and bony prominences during long spinal cases. I have greater peace of mind using these products knowing that our patients are safer and better protected...

...I am very pleased with the custom-designed pads for the Wilson Torso Pillows on our Wilson frame. I'd recommend that OR staff trial the Xodus positioning products on their OR equipment and let the results speak for themselves.
—  Mary Ann Pruskowski
RN, BSN, BSHA, CNOR, Neuro

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