SurgiCount Medical, Inc.
Medical Equipment ManufacturingCalifornia, United States11-50 Employees
SurgiCount Medical, Inc., based in Irvine, California, develops and provides a system designed to prevent retained surgical sponges. The offering combines uniquely identified surgical sponges and towels with integrated hardware and software to support tracking and documentation of surgical items throughout procedures. Its target customers are hospitals and other surgical facilities seeking to minimize the risk of leaving sponges behind after surgery. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Patient Safety Technologies, Inc., SurgiCount operates within the medical equipment manufacturing sector and markets its offering through a direct sales team and distribution partners. The company states that the system has supported more than 8 million procedures and has accounted for more than 160 million sponges, contributing to the avoidance of about 1,000 retained-item events. It also notes that more than 190 million sponges have been used in over 9 million procedures.