How to Use Sterile Protective Sleeves – Usage Instructions for Laparoscopic Protective Sleeves

With the rapid development of surgical procedures and the widespread adoption of new surgical instruments, devices such as laparoscopes, electrosurgical units, arthroscopes, and hysteroscopes are becoming increasingly common. How to quickly and effectively apply sterile protective sleeves and connect them to sterile instruments to ensure the smooth progress of surgery has become a crucial step in operating room instrument preparation.

Currently, sterile protective sleeves are relatively long and are primarily made of polyethylene film material. They must be donned over the operator's hands while wearing sterile gloves.

The following is an example of the usage method for a laparoscopic instrument protective sleeve:

Endoscopic surgery utilizes optical endoscopes and video monitoring systems to operate on affected areas of the patient. Commonly used optical endoscopes include arthroscopes, gastroscopes, cystoscopes, resectoscopes, and percutaneous nephroscopes. Since optical endoscopes need to be inserted into the patient's body, they must be sterilized and disinfected prior to surgery and maintained in a sterile state throughout the procedure.

During surgery, the endoscope must be connected to the camera control unit via a connection cable. To extend the service life of the camera cable, it is not sterilized before surgery. Currently, the standard practice is to cover the connection cable with a sterile protective sleeve before connecting it to the sterilized endoscope in the surgical field. The sterile protective sleeve is made of transparent polymer film, shaped as a straight cylinder, with drawstrings at both ends for tightening.