Sustainability · Better for your patients, better for the planetBiodegradability Testing Results

Independent laboratory biodegradability test results: NinoMed Safe-T-Secure and STS-Body Pad foam biodegraded 36.0% at 120 days versus 12.7% for The Pink Pad Biodegradable foam, using a modified/extended ASTM D5511 protocol, with full test methodology and disclaimers
Safe-T-Secure all-in-one Trendelenburg patient positioner

Safe-T-Secure®

Item # STSNMED1 · 5 per case

The original all-in-one Trendelenburg positioner for robotic and laparoscopic surgery — complete stabilization in under 1 minute, with integrated handles and perineal protective sheet.

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STS-BodyPad positioning kit with integrated handles

STS-BodyPad™ Kits

4 kits · 21″×29″ & 21″×40″

Kit-based securement in four configurations — body pad with integrated handles, lift sheet, body strap with protective foam, and optional arm protectors.

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Pluma-Soft Head-To-Toe full-length pressure redistribution pad

Pluma-Soft Head-To-Toe™

Item # STSH2T01 · 20″×76″×3.6″

Full-length OR-table pad for pressure ulcer prevention — covers the patient head to toe, with non-woven lift sheet and padded safety strap.

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Foam head and neck surgical positioners

Head & Neck Positioners

Slotted · Multi-Ring · Ring · Adult

Easy, consistent head and neck support with reliable pressure redistribution — including a slotted option to accommodate an endotracheal tube.

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Upper and lower extremity foam positioners

Extremity Positioners

Cradles · Armboard pads · Ulnar · Heel

Arm cradles, armboard pads, and ulnar nerve protectors for the arms — plus convoluted-foam heel protectors with hook-and-loop straps.

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Cush-In It foam IV line wrap

Cush-In It™ IV Wrap

Item # CFNMED24 · 4″×1½″ · 6/pack

Foam wrap designed to cushion a patient's IV tubing, monitor wires, and accessories during surgery.

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Why it matters

Single-use, designed with sustainability in mind.

Single-patient-use foam is the standard of care for infection control in surgical positioning. We had our foam independently tested; the result above appears exactly as reported, methodology and disclaimers included.

Further reading

The protocol behind the number — and the bigger picture

We cite the test protocol we were judged by, and the wider conversation on sustainability in surgery:

ASTM D5511 — the official protocol ↗

The ASTM International test method for determining anaerobic biodegradation of plastic materials under high-solids anaerobic-digestion conditions — the protocol behind our test result.

Practice Greenhealth — sustainability in healthcare ↗

The leading nonprofit helping hospitals reduce operating room waste and environmental impact.

Sustainability in Surgery: Problems, Solutions, and Recommendations ↗

Peer-reviewed review of where OR waste comes from — up to 30% of a hospital's waste — and what teams can do about it.

AORN — Patient Positioning resource hub ↗

Evidence-based positioning practice from the perioperative nursing association.

Intellectual property

Patents

The following NinoMed products are protected by one or more of the patents below. This notice is provided as virtual patent marking under 35 U.S.C. § 287(a).

Safe-T-Secure® · STS-BodyPad™ · Pluma-Soft Head-To-Toe™

U.S. utility patents 10,512,578 · 11,026,854 · 12,023,282 · 12,636,213

U.S. design patent D851,258

European patents 2,988,717 · 3,545,932 · 3,939,557 — validated in Spain (ES 2,900,509) and Portugal (PT 3,939,557)

Additional U.S. and international applications pending.

PneumoHub™

U.S. utility patent 12,420,036

European patent 4,355,396 · Australian patent 2022357556

Design U.S. application 29/995,870 (issue fee paid) · Canadian industrial design application 243462 (pending)

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