Cir.Log®: A (r)evolution for the central sterile services department (CSSD)

An AI-based camera for circular sterile goods logistics

Innovative AI-based camera system for the reprocessing of medical devices

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Start immediately: Cir.Log® can easily be retrofitted to any table and already recognizes more than 10,000 surgical instruments.

An innovation for central sterile services departments (CSSD)

Cir.Log® is a new type of camera that uses a specifically developed AI architecture to count surgical instruments during the packing process. The camera works like a barcode scanner, but without any barcodes. It captures the entire work area and documents 100% of the packing process with images. Implementing an intelligent tracking system ensures that all requested surgical instruments and medical devices are actually provided to the OR. These innovative approaches will help to further optimize sterile goods logistics and thus increase patient safety and efficiency in the hospital.

The intelligent camera keeps the entire work area in its field of view and recognizes surgical instruments like a barcode scanner – only without any barcodes.
The intelligent camera keeps the entire work area in its field of view and recognizes surgical instruments like a barcode scanner – only without any barcodes.
Our functional model in the CSSD at the Campus Benjamin Franklin at Charité Berlin, in cooperation with Charité Facility Management GmbH.
Our functional model in the CSSD of the Campus Benjamin Franklin at Charité Berlin, in cooperation with Charité Facility Management GmbH.
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Fraunhofer-Wissenschaftler Clemens Briese bei der Erprobung von Cir.Log® in der AEMP des Campus Benjamin Franklin der Charité Berlin.

Cir.Log® is a groundbreaking development for CSSD

Sterile goods logistics is a central element of the medical care process and ensures that all necessary instruments and medical devices are available in the operating room at the correct time. One innovative way to increase efficiency is to support staff in a CSSD with intelligent systems. 

Reduce costs in your CSSD with Cir.Log®

Cir.Log® revolutionizes the packing process. Sterile goods logistics not only becomes safer, but also more efficient and reliable. Depending on the size of the CSSD, the number of employees and the number of packed operation sets, Cir.Log® can save costs of up to €6,000 per month.

Errors in the packing process are a thing of the past

Cir.Log® captures the entire work area and recognizes all instruments like a barcode scanner, but without the need for any barcodes. The resulting advantages are immense. Errors in the packing process are now a thing of the past. 

New employees can be trained much faster thanks to the camera, as Cir.Log® helps them recognize the complex instruments.

The existing staff also benefits from the efficient operation of the camera, which leads to an increase in productivity. Last but not least, the camera helps to make the workplace more attractive and allows important work to be carried out efficiently despite a shortage of skilled workers.

By using modern technologies, we can ensure that processes are made more efficient and that the quality of processes at the CSSD remains at the highest level.

 

Take part and fill in our survey! Your requirements will then be incorporated into the development. [German only] 

Fraunhofer researchers are currently conducting a survey among interested CSSDs in order to tailor the technology even more closely to their needs.

Click here for our survey! [german only]

 

More on this topic

Complaints about missing instruments in the operating theater are part of everyday life in hospitals. An AI-supported system to automatically check whether all instruments are in place is supposed to prevent such incidents in future. 

Image-based recognition of surgical instruments by means of convolutional neural networks

 

Article in CARS – International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery

Funding notice

Funding reference 03EFWBE151