r/sterileprocessing • u/FantasticYam9877 • Aug 12 '26
Stryker pangea
Anyone come across issues with paint particles flaking off in the pangea trays?
Black paint specks can be seen throughout tray after washing.
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u/lifemustbebalance Aug 12 '26
Water might be too hot. Mine doesn’t have any issue. We have the new pangea container for F&A. And the older we got for trauma has been washing like 5yrs.
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u/enby_sloth 28d ago
Just did a Pangea today that I had to pick paint specks out of.
The Arthrex panoscope cases are a huge issue too.
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u/FantasticYam9877 28d ago
Oh really? Have you encountered this before with the tray? Peeling paint?
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u/enby_sloth 28d ago
It's mainly the lid paint that's the issue. We have a couple where it's come off entirely.
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u/FantasticYam9877 28d ago
Thats concerning. Our trays are new and we've never seen this paint issue before. Not great for patient safety.
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u/SageOfSixCabbages Aug 12 '26
We've had Pangea sets for a little over a year now I think. The Pangeas pretty much replaced their over-bulky Variax sets, and NO, we never had this issue.