Efficient surgical stock management: fewer losses, greater availability, and total control

In modern surgical services, stock control is no longer a manual task but a critical aspect of safety, planning, and sustainability. In this context, Interlab’s medical instrument and medical device (MD) traceability and management system stands out by providing complete visibility, accurate data, and evidence-based decision-making.

Traditional administration — dependent on spreadsheets, staff memory, and fragmented records — resulted in losses, unnecessary replacements, delayed procedures due to missing sets, and emergency purchases that increased costs. The solution appears where uncertainty once existed: digitalizing and centralizing information.

With Interlab’s software, each instrument, surgical set, or medical device carries a unique ID, traceability from arrival to use, reprocessing and availability, along with automatic activity recording. This makes it possible to know exactly what exists, where it is, under what conditions, who used it, when it will be required again, and whether it needs maintenance or replacement.

“The substantial difference occurs when traceability stops being reactive and becomes predictive,” specialists in the field highlight. Along these lines, Interlab enables consumption forecasting, generates alerts before supplies run out, projects real purchasing needs, and even links stock to surgical scheduling to ensure effective availability.

The outcomes are tangible: fewer losses, fewer missing sets, fewer urgent purchases, guaranteed availability in the operating room, auditable processes, and reliable documentation for international evaluations and accreditations such as Joint Commission International.

At the same time, comprehensive traceability strengthens patient safety: each item has a history of use, reprocessing, maintenance, and sterilization validation, contributing clinical assurance and documentary support.

Today, efficient surgical management no longer depends on memory or intuition — it depends on data. Interlab’s instrument and MD traceability system not only organizes information but transforms it into smart decisions and a new level of operational control.

As hospitals move toward more demanding quality models, Interlab positions itself as a strategic ally capable of enhancing efficiency, reducing losses, and ensuring nothing is missing where it matters most: patient care.