Lawson Surgical Instrument Management (SIM) helps hospitals gain greater visibility and control of surgical instruments, enabling hospitals to reduce costs through optimized instrument inventory levels, improved instrument utilization rates and increased productivity of staff assembling surgical trays.

Lawson Surgical Instrument Management pinpoints the status and location of any trays or individual instruments, substantially reducing the time spent on urgent searches. It also provides consistent, quality instrument sets by simplifying the tray assembly process and by strengthening accountability – helping to improve a hospital's bottom line and patient care.

Key Features

Employing barcoding, wireless, and Internet technologies, Lawson Surgical Instrument Management offers you the following key features and functions:

Tray Assembly

• Find and view count sheets
• Record and highlight exceptions to instrument sets
• Print count sheets and barcode labels, including exception labels

Count Sheet Management

• Edit items and count sheets with version control
• Associate count sheets with unique trays

Tray and Instrument Tracking

• Locate trays using any online computer
• Track trays and peel packs as they are moved
• Track individual instruments

Sterilization

• Receive warnings about incorrect sterilization procedures
• Record sterilization contents, load results, and bio/chemical test information

Case Picking

• Assign trays to cases and case carts
• Capture and verify tasks with barcode scanning

Reporting

• Run standard reports on staff productivity and tray standardization
• Create ad-hoc reports to suit specific needs