New Smaller Sizes

For Surgical Procedures Requiring
Tighter Spaces or Greater Mobility

Proven Most Effective to
Capture & Remove
Bioaerosols & Nanoparticles*
within the Surgical Plume

* Which are respectively associated with post-operative wound infection and serious systemic diseases after chronic exposure.

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SQUAIR, our Proven Superior
Alternative to the ESU Pencil

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Significantly better than ESU “Pencil” (p< 0.05) at reducing particulates around open surgical wounds.3

The same innovative designers of the first smoke evacuation method patented for laparoscopic procedures, now bring you the SQUAIR® for open surgical procedures. The SQUAIR® is the only surgical smoke capture device proven to remove 98% of the nanoparticles and bioaerosols present at the incision site during open surgery.1

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Proven Benefits to Surgeons

  • No Intraoperative Involvement
  • Low Profile Does Not Obstruct Vision
  • Allows Use Of Retractors
  • Does Not Disturb Operative Protocols

 

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Why Perioperative Nurses Want the SQUAIR®

  • Easy and quick application
  • Can be applied to the skin and surgical drapes
  • Adheres to any body contour
  • No team member involvement during surgery
  • Eliminates chemical odors and bioaerosols
  • Compatible with all current evacuation filter systems

Adoption of the SQUAIR® Solves Multiple Challenges

Materials Management

  • Cost neutral
  • Reduces inventory (one size fits all)
  • Self contained
  • Ordered by a single part number

Occupational Health and Safety

  • Twice as effective as current methods 1
  • O.R. staff have twice the incidence of respiratory illness when compared to the general population 4
  • Surgical smoke contains mutagenic and carcinogenic substances 5
  • Fire retardant (UL 94 RH-1)
  • Clean air has been proven to reduce absenteeism 6
  • Currently used surgical masks do not protect from inhalation of microparticulates 7

3 Sizes Now Available

Our bioaerosol technology is now available in 3 sizes to accommodate different surgical procedures. These sizes offer options for use with shorter incisions and outpatient procedures.

miniSQUAIR

Part #: SQ20012-01
Plenum Size: 9.0″ wide
Suggested Clinical Use: Spine, thoracic, laparotomy, hip (lateral or anterior), breast lumpectomy with axillary L.N. sampling

microSQUAIR

Part #: SQ20012-02
Plenum Size: 6.25″ wide
Suggested Clinical Use: Shoulder, hip, ventral hernia, GYN including C-Section (note: turn off suction before uterus is entered)

nanoSQUAIR

Part #: SQ20012-03
Plenum Size: 4.0″ wide
Suggested Clinical Use: Head and neck cases, inguinal and umbilical hernias, lumps and bumps, other shorter incisions done with outpatient surgeries, endoscopic spine cases, excision of breast masses and perineal cases (anal, vaginal)

1. University of Minnesota Department of Mechanical Engineering Particle Calibration Laboratory. Bernard Olson, Ph.D., Manager. Dtd. Nov. 21 and 30, 2011
2.  Schultz L., Can Efficient Smoke Evacuation Limit Aerosolization of Bacteria? AORN J. 2015; 102(4): 7-14
3.  Liu N, Filipp N, Wood KB. The Utility of Local Smoke Evacuation in Reducing Surgical Smoke Exposure in Spine Surgery; A Prospective Self-Controlled Study. The Spine J. 00 2019: 1-8
4.  Ball, K. Surgical Smoke Evacuation Guidelines; Compliance Among Perioperative Nurses. AORNJ 2010:92(2): 1 – 23.
5.  U.S. Department of Health Services (DHHS). National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Publication No. 96-128 (Hazard Control 11), 1998, March 2.
6.  “Indoor Air Quality and Student Performance” in EPA Series 402-K-03-006, revised August, 2003.
7.  Dykes, C. N. Is It Safe to Allow Smoke in Our Operating Room? Today’s Surg. Nurse. 1999:21(2): 15-20, 38-39.