Tray Optimization with Mentelist

$100k

Annual Savings Per OR

50%

Fewer Instruments

25%

Faster OR Setup

33%

Less Tray Weight

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Surgical Tray Optimization with Mente

Tray Fewer Instruments

Trays with fewer instruments are easier to assemble and less susceptible to error

Saving Improving

Realize meaningful savings while improving the delivery of patient care

Streaming Setup

Streamline OR setup and breakdown by reducing count times and avoiding errors

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Leverage real-time instrument usage data to connect the operating room with sterile processing

Mentelist Provides data to Optimize Trays

Deliver sterile processing efficiency while ensuring surgeon satisfaction

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Tray organization Continuum
  • Customization

  • Optimization

  • Standardization

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Three steps to savings

  • TAG

  • TRACK

  • TRIM

instrument usage is tracked automatically based on proximity to the surgical site

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RFID tags are attached for individual instrument traceability

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Three steps to savings

RFID tags are attached for individual instrument traceability

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Instrument usage is tracked automatically based on proximity to the surgical site

Tracker Mente

Know exactly what your surgeons use;​ armed with data, remove the excess

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Surgeons in an operating room using surgical instruments

Literature consistently show dramatic instrument reductions

59%
Thoracic Surgery

Average reduction per tray

70%
Spinal Surgery

Average reduction per tray

60%
Pediatric Surgery

Average reduction per tray

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Reducing the number of instruments reduces complexity in the OR, helping the entire surgical team. Mente helps us quickly identify which instruments we need in our surgical trays.

- Surgeon at Duke Health

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Cichos KH, Linsky PL, Wei B, Minnich DJ, Cerfolio RJ. Cost Savings of Standardization of Thoracic Surgical Instruments: The Process of Lean. Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Dec;104(6):1889-1895. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.06.064. Epub 2017 Oct 17. PMID: 29054303.