Instrumental Med Design

02/01/2022

Retained sponges cause death in only 5% of procedures, and can present an array of intense, temporary (78% of cases) and permanent (17% of cases) health complications.

Learn more about the cost of losing count! https://weareimd.com/blog/f/cost-of-losing-count

01/19/2022

The AORN recently updated their guidelines for the prevention of retained surgical items and are now recommending the use of adjunct technology to reduce risk because of human factor errors, poor communication during the final closing count, and disruptions in the OR.

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01/18/2022

Did you know that retained surgical sponges are the #1 never event in the US today? Never events should never occur, yet retained sponge cases happen 11 times per day. Learn more about the problem at http://weareimd.com/

01/13/2022

Together, side-by-side, we are driven to make hospitals safer and improve patient outcomes, everywhere. We’re doing this by reducing retained sponge cases with our Spongetrak Device.

Voting closes on January 18th! Please help push us into the next round at this month’s 5x5 Pitch Competition.

Vote Here: https://5x5night.com/ideas/spongetrak-instrumental-med-design/

Retained sponge cases are the #1 occurring “Never Event” in hospitals today, occurring 11 times per day. Spongetrak is a low-cost sponge management device that aids clinicians in organizing and tracking sponges to improve patient outcomes, everywhere.

01/12/2022

Why did we develop Spongetrak? Because we care about patients. Retained sponge cases are the #1 never event, occurring 11 times per day. 5% of cases result in death, 16% in permanent injury, and 78% in temporary injury. Join us in solving this problem!

Vote for Instrumental Med Design at this month’s 5x5 Pitch Competition: https://5x5night.com/ideas/spongetrak-instrumental-med-design/

01/11/2022

Vote for Spongetrak at this month’s 5x5 Night! We are competing to save lives, make hospitals safer, and improve patient outcomes everywhere. We can’t do it without your help!

Cast your vote here - Spongetrak: https://5x5night.com/ideas/spongetrak-instrumental-med-design/

01/11/2022

Instrumental Med Design is a customer-focused medical development company, driven to improve patient outcomes, everywhere. Designed by clinicians for clinicians, our innovative products help improve patient outcomes.

Come learn more about this local Grand Rapids team, and how we’re doing our part to improve healthcare!

Check out our latest blog post: https://weareimd.com/blog/f/hi-were-imd

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01/07/2022

Happy Friday! IMD is competing in this month’s 5x5 Pitch competition. We’re competing to save lives, make hospitals safer, and improve patient outcomes everywhere. Come join us, and cast your vote for our product, Spongetrak!

Every vote counts!

Vote for the next 5×5 ideas Anyone who registers can vote up to 5 ideas per month. Make your selections below! January 5×5 NightJanuary 25, 2022 5:00 pmLocation: Virtually Voting Closes: January 17, 2022 11:59 pm January 5×5 NightVoting Closes: January 17, 2022 11:59 pm Choose to vote or not vote...

01/06/2022

Happy New Year!!

We’re kicking off 2022 by announcing the new product our teams have been working on with Spectrum Health – Spongetrak. Spongetrak is a low-cost sponge management system that helps reduce retained sponge cases (sponges left inside a patient post-procedure) in patients.

We have some exciting things in store for 2022, so come check us out, and learn more about us at weareimd.com! We’re looking forward to seeing you.