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STANDARDS ON MEDICAL TEXTILES

STANDARDS ON MEDICAL 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

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STANDARDS ON MEDICAL TEXTILES

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  1. STANDARDS ONMEDICAL TEXTILES DR. ANJAN PRAKASH ADDNL.MEDICAL SUPERINTENDENT DR. R.M.L. HOSPITAL NEW DELHI

  2. 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

  3. 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.

  4. Criterion for Medical Textiles 1. Conformance to technical specs. 2. Sterile 3. Anti Allergenic 4. Anti Bacterial 5. Environment friendly 6. Economical

  5. Various types of textiles in medical care • Natural Man Made • Woven Non-Woven • Sterile Unsterile • Disposable Re-useable • Patient Non-Patient

  6. 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…

  7. 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.

  8. Categories of Medical Textiles • Personal Health care/Hygiene Products • Non implantable material/medical dressings • Implantable mats • Extra corporal devices

  9. Recent Advances * Development of Polylactic acid polyglycolic acid fibers as structures for cell growth. * Temporary bio-resource-able textile supports for growing human organic tissue * Development of smart fibers (Polymers/ Proteins) – for treatment of wounds & Ulcers

  10. Application of Medical Textiles • Surgical Dressings • Health Care Textiles • Sutures and ligatures • Implants & Devices • Extra Corporal Devises

  11. CONSTRAINTS • Indian Standards are not available • Provisions of Indian Pharmacopoeia are not available • Most of the implants are imported • Costs are high • R & D is reqd. to meet demands • Urgent Need for Standards , B.I.S. to come in Mission Mode.

  12. Designated Centre of Excellence for Med. Textiles Various Projects Sponsored by Min. of Textiles, GOI

  13. Setting Of Standards • Quality starts with standards • Standards should be • Objective • Verifiable • Uniform • Specific • Pertinent • Acceptable

  14. AIM of STANDARDS • IS TO BRING OUR MEDICAL TEXTILE INDUSTRY • AT PAR WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS.

  15. Standards Reqd. For • Sterility • Anti allergenicity • Bactericidal • Comfort Stds. e.g.water permiabilty.

  16. Various Textiles procured in Dr. RML Hospital

  17. Disposable Textiles procured in Dr. RML Hospital

  18. THANK YOU

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