MEDICAL TEXTILES A UER PERSPECTIVE 一个用户的角度和医用纺织品.pptVIP

STANDARDS ONMEDICAL TEXTILES DR. ANJAN PRAKASH ADDNL.MEDICAL SUPERINTENDENT DR. R.M.L. HOSPITAL NEW DELHI Medical Textiles are the type of technical textiles: Offer a variety of technical functional properties Have application in the field of medical and clinical care Are manufactured primarily for their technical performance functional properties rather than their aesthetic or decorative characteristics Objective Is to improve quality of health care delivery through disposable products and enhance the standard in health care delivery by minimizing the risk of infections. Criterion for Medical Textiles 1. Conformance to technical specs. 2. Sterile 3. Anti Allergenic 4. Anti Bacterial 5. Environment friendly 6. Economical Various types of textiles in medical care Natural Man Made Woven Non-Woven Sterile Unsterile Disposable Re-useable Patient Non-Patient Advantages of Medical Textile Prevention of HAI Cross infection is reduced Protection of care providers Cost effective WHO recommends disposable PPEs Comfort level is higher e.g. gowns Breath-ability of non-woven is better Reduced AVLS. CONTD… Engineered to have high barrier to blood and other body fluids. Are compatible with various types of sterilization techniques In OT’s they protect the user from static electricity Are flexible, soft and comfortable. Categories of Medical Textiles Personal Health care/Hygiene Products Non implantable material/medical dressings Implantable mats Extra corporal devices Recent Advances * Development of Polylactic acid polyglycolic acid fibers as structures for cell growth. * Development of smart fibers (Polymers/ Proteins) – for treatment of wounds Ulcers * Temporary bio-resource-able textile supports for growing human organic tissue Application of Medical Textiles Surgical Dressings Health Care Textiles Sutures and ligatures Implants Devices Extra Corporal Devises CONSTRAINTS Indian Standards are not available Provisions of Indian