STERIS selected two hospitals, one of which is the Clinique Saint-Augustin in France (Elsan Group), at which it hoped to perform the first surgeries ahead of the commercial release, which began in France in January and is set be extended to the rest of the world in April 2021.

Over the course of 3 weeks, surgeons at Clinique Saint-Augustin performed more than 80 surgeries, including procedures in the fields of ENT, urology, cosmetic surgery and laparoscopy.
Thanks to its durability, ergonomics (small base), modularity and its many extensions, which are also compatible with the CMAX® surgical tables already purchased by the hospital, the KERNA™ general surgical table meets the expectations of medical teams. Practical testing has confirmed our belief that the KERNA™ surgical table caters to the essential needs of the surgical team. On 5th February this year, Clinique St Augustin purchased the first KERNA™ surgical table to be delivered anywhere in the world!

“In a multidisciplinary operating theatre, our duty towards users is to reconcile the specific and technical needs of various different surgeries with ergonomics and functionality. The KERNA general surgical table meets the expectations of a highly specialised technical support centre where over 12,000 procedures are performed each year. It offers versatility in a simple and efficient way.
The entire General Surgery department is delighted to have been able to collaborate with STERIS on implementing this project.”
Ms Rebon, Head of the Technical Support Centre

STERIS has thus strengthened its partnership with Clinique Saint-Augustin, which has 3 technical support centres, 2 of which (General Surgery department and Cardiac Surgery department) are already equipped with XLED™ surgical lights, CMAX® operating tables and AIRport distribution arms (11 theatres in total).
Located in the heart of the Bordeaux metropolitan area, Clinique Saint-Augustin offers a very wide range of treatments in over 30 medical and surgical specialisms. It is at the cutting edge in many specialist areas (cardiac surgery, treatment of kidney, prostate and bladder cancer, ENT, etc).
In 15th place in the last ranking of the best hospitals in France (Magazine Le Point), Clinique Saint-Augustin is part of the Elsan Group, the 2nd private hospital operator, which brings together 120 establishments and 6500 doctors, and cares for over 2 million patients each year.

The KERNA™ General surgical table was designed and manufactured in Le Haillan (near Bordeaux) in France.