Frequently Asked Questions
Where can the SurgiField™ be used ?
Emergency Preparedness & Disaster Response
Enables rapid surgical intervention in crisis situations.
Conflict Settings
Enables clean safe surgery during the golden hour
Maternal Health
Enables pregnancy related surgeries to happen in a clean safe environment.
Hospitals and Clinics
Reduces scheduling problems and patient throughput issues
Where are the instructions for use ?
What happens if blood splashes ?
Blood will flow in the fluid collectors, as the material is hydrophobic. If it persists, the surgeon can easily wipe the blood off the enclosure. As you can see, the surgeons and medical personnel will not be exposed to patient bodily fluids.
Is it compatible with surgical lighting ?
Once inflated, glare is drastically reduced. When using surgical lighting, ensure that the lighting is not too high vis-a-vis the SurgiBubble.
What about suturing ?
Usability tests have been performed with more than 50 surgeons around the world, movement of arms inside the bubble was not an issue.
SurgiBox Publications
European Journal of Trauma & Emergency Surgery 2024
Moving towards point of care surgery in Ukraine: testing an ultra-portable operating room in a large animal injury model in an active war zone.
BMJ Innovations
User-centred innovation to advance safe surgery at the point of need: report on development of the SurgiField system
Military Medicine
A Paradigm Shift in Critical Care Infrastructure in Complex Settings: Evaluating an Ultraportable Operating Room to Improve Field Surgical Safety
Innovation to Social Impact (Springer)
Developing a low-cost, ultraportable, modular device platform to improve access to safe surgery.
Other General Questions
WHAT ARE THE REGULATORY APPROVALS?
The SurgiField is CE Marked under MDR and has Japanese PMDA Approval.
WHAT TYPES OF SURGERIES CAN BE DONE WITH USING SURGIFIELD?
System has been tested for both torso-based and limb-based procedures.
HOW CLEAN IS IT INSIDE THE SURGIBUBBLE?
30 air changes per hour, per high-level operating room ventilation standards.
HOW DOES THE SYSTEM PROTECT PATIENTS?
The patient is protected by a combination of positive pressure environment, HEPA filtered airflow and a passive barrier against contaminants from skin, providers, and environment
WHAT HAPPENS IF THE SURGIBUBBLE IS PUNCTURED DURING PROCEDURE?
The Smart Control Module will increase airflow to compensate pressure loss.
WHAT INSTRUMENTS CAN BE USED?
Standard trays can be inserted in the material port, line trays, can run cords/drains through line ports, cautery pens, and laparascopic instruments
ANY ISSUES WITH CONDENSATION ?
Standard trays can be inserted in the material port, line trays, can run cords/drains through line ports, cautery pens, and laparascopic instruments