In 1996 steris stopped selling the amsco 1080 a manual workhorse table that has been in use dating back to the mid late 1960 s.
Operating room table size.
Operating spaces designed for specialized procedures generally require more staff and are recommended to be at least 600 square feet.
Incredibly there are still 1080 s working hard in some canadian ors.
Advances in design and technology have increased the importance and role of surgical tables as a functional part of any procedure.
Uses of an operating table.
Operating tables are used in various types of procedures such as cardiothoracic orthopedic bariatric robotic urologic and more.
Versatile easy to use and built for today s procedures steris s wide range of surgical tables exam tables and orthopedic tables provide a solution for every operating room and budget.
With a low height of 22 8 the 5095 surgical table can achieve proper patient positioning in bariatric procedures and minimally invasive surgeries mis while the 18 slide on this c arm compatible operating table creates excellent imaging access crucial for cardiothoracic and neurosurgical procedures.
Whether in the operating room or performing an orthopaedic scan newer model surgical tables help make medical workers jobs easier and patients more accessible by offering more than just being a solid surface.
Operating tables may be either stationary or mobile to move room to room.
A fair statement to make is that most everyone working in an operating room has heard of steris surgical tables.