Scalpel

What does Scalpel do in sterile processing?

The homepage headline is "From Guesswork to Intelligence", and the about page calls the company's vision "Connected Surgical Intelligence". The FAQ describes the product as using "AI, machine vision, and digital twins to inspect surgical trays with expert-level precision."

Technicians get guided workflows built from manufacturer instructions for use, facility standards and what the vendor calls tribal knowledge. Every validation is stored as a timestamped digital record.

A companion app, ScalpelGo, is for reps and couriers. They scan a set at pickup and confirm it at delivery.

Delivery is cloud-based, with an on-premise option that uses dedicated Scalpel CPUs. The FAQ says the system integrates with "popular instrument tracking systems and ERP platforms" and names none of them. Its security wording is "best practices in data security and compliance", with no certification named.

What results does the vendor report?

Two case studies on the vendor's site carry the numbers. GMLx ran more than 10,000 joint reconstruction trays over three months and reported a 95% reduction in errors, 40% faster tray validation and assembly, and a 30% increase in throughput. A large UK NHS hospital reported a 66% reduction in staff onboarding time, a 0% error rate and twice the throughput. The NHS figures, including the 0% error rate, describe one site, and the study sits on the vendor's sterile processing page.

The homepage also claims "99.9% accuracy every time" and gives no method for how it is measured.

How does Scalpel sell?

The contact page is a "Schedule a Demo" form, and no price is published.

The verdict

Scalpel is a narrow, concrete product. A sterile processing manager at a hospital with heavy orthopaedic volume, or a manufacturer shipping instrument sets, can see exactly what it checks. The error and throughput numbers come from one commercial customer and one NHS site, both in vendor documents. A department whose trays are not fixed, graphically defined sets is outside the scope the FAQ gives, and a buyer who needs a certified data-security position before a pilot has no named certification to point to.