Medical & Care

Medical & Care brings together the disposables that GP surgeries, hospitals, care homes, dental practices and laboratories get through every day. The department is organised into seven categories: medical supplies such as urine cups, tongue depressors and swabs, bed protection and incontinence, surgical and practice supplies, wound care, laboratory supplies, care aids and dental supplies.

Many items come in sterile and non-sterile versions, in several sizes and in very different pack quantities – from individually wrapped disposable scalpels in boxes of ten to rinse cups in cartons of 3,000. EINWEGBEDARF has supplied purchasing teams across Germany, Austria and Switzerland since 2003. Ordering works by enquiry: we check availability, minimum quantity and suitable alternatives, then come back to you with a quotation.

Typical applications

• GP surgeries and outpatient clinics: examinations, sample collection and minor wound care
• Hospitals and day-surgery units: draping the operating field, packing instruments for sterilisation and single-use instruments
• Residential and home care: bed protection, personal hygiene and mouth care at the bedside
• Dental practices: suction, keeping the field dry and protecting patients' clothing
• Clinical and microbiology laboratories: pipetting, culturing and transporting samples

What to look for when buying

Start by deciding whether an item needs to be sterile. Sterile products are usually individually wrapped and sold in smaller packs; non-sterile goods come in bags or cartons and are intended for tasks with no sterility requirement. Format and material come next – gauze or non-woven for compresses, wood or plastic for tongue depressors, plain PP non-woven or a PE coating for disposable sheets.

Each item has its own minimum order quantity, shown on the product page. If you supply several sites or have a steady monthly requirement, mention it in your enquiry so that we can agree the most practical pack size.

Frequently asked questions