Surgical suction, and chest and wound drainage

Pharmac has now completed national contracting for surgical suction, and chest and wound drainage products purchased by Health NZ | Te Whatu Ora for use in hospitals or in the community across New Zealand.

Included within the scope of surgical suction, and chest and wound drainage products

Surgical suction equipment and consumables including but not limited to:

  • Collection units
  • Mobile pumps
  • Filters
  • Catheters
  • Cannisters & liners
  • Tubing
  • Tissue pouches
  • Mucus & specimen traps
  • Accessories and ancillary devices

Surgical wound drainage systems and consumables including but not limited to:

  • Gravity devices and consumables
  • Open/closed devices and consumables
  • Drainage bags/tubing/kits
  • High/low vacuum devices and consumables
  • Portable devices
  • Wound drains/drainage sets
  • Reservoirs

Chest drainage systems and consumables including but not limited to:

  • Chest drains and systems
  • Thoracentesis kits
  • Ambulatory systems
  • Powered chest drainage systems
  • Insertion kits
  • Chest valves
  • Indwelling pleural catheters
  • Thoracic catheters
  • Introducers
  • Fixation devices

Wound irrigation sets and consumables including but not limited to:

  • Hand pumps
  • Tubing
  • Line camps
  • Bag spikes
  • Wound irrigation kits
  • Specialty wound irrigation kits

List of contracted products

Search the Schedule addendum [PDF, 5.7 MB] for "Surgical suction".

Search the Schedule spreadsheet [XLSX, 9.1 MB] for "Surgical suction".

Suppliers under Pharmac national contract

Cardinal Health Australia 503 Pty Ltd

ConvaTec (New Zealand) Limited

Culpan Distributors Limited

Defries Industries New Zealand Limited

Getinge Australia Pty Ltd 

Intermed Medical Limited

Jackson Allison Medical & Surgical Limited

Johnson and Johnson (New Zealand) Limited

Laerdal (New Zealand) Limited

LifeHealthcare Limited

Obex Medical Limited

REM Systems Ltd

Stryker New Zealand Limited

Teleflex Medical New Zealand

Universal Specialities Limited

W M Bamford and Co Limited

Background

The contracts above are as a result of the RFP released in August 2018.

Staying in touch

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