The ProductPee-in-Pot
Innovative
Ergonomically designed urine collection vessel utilising the latest technology in medical pulp manufacture and design. Changing the way care pathways can be delivered in a more sustainable manner using white medical-grade pulp products.
Sustainable
PIP offers a significant environmental advantage. These fully biodegradable collection devices boast a manufacturing process with a carbon footprint seven times lower than traditional sterile bowls.
Hygenic
From an infection prevention perspective, Thermofibre represents a significant advancement. This material, derived from blended bamboo and sugarcane processed in sterile conditions, offers a safe and comparable alternative to sterile plastic for MSU collection, without compromising culture integrity.
How does it work?Step-by-step User Guide
Health care worker and patient handle PiP from underneath and do not touch the funnel.
“We have been using PiPs in DSC for a while now and find them sturdy and easy to use. They are sustainable and offer a much greener alternative to plastic, reducing waste without compromising on practicality. A great step forward for both patient care and the environment!”
~ Lisa Strawbridge, Deputy Clinical Manager, Day Surgery Ward
"The PiP offers a greener, more efficient alternative for collecting urine samples, by eliminating the need for disposable plastic components and offering a product that is both renewable and responsibly disposable. This innovation reduces waste and the environmental footprint of medical processes, providing a streamlined, sustainable solution for both healthcare providers and the planet."
~ Andy Blewett, Chief Operating Officer, Polyco Healthline Limited
"The introduction of the PiP across Somerset NHS FT in a range of care settings has revolutionised the way in which we approach mid-stream urine collection, it has significantly reduced the carbon footprint associated with what was a highly variable and labour intensive process; it has saved on plastic waste incineration costs and a number of disposable plastic items that we have swapped out for the PiP and significantly saved healthcare assistant time which has been re-directed to frontline patient care activities. The laboratory has also saved laboratory assistant time in a simplified process by not having to decant urine into a urinalysis tube , as the boric acid tube we have chosen fits nicely into our urine analyser."
~ Nael Clarke - Chair of the Somerset NHS FT Innovation Forum & Member of the Somerset NHS FT Strategic Sustainability Forum
“Current Urine Collection is non-standardised and relies on using sterile single-use plastics”, In use it has gained positive patient and staff feedback, we have also shown that clean pulp (thermofibre) has not resulted in increased rates of contamination”
~ Mr Nick Burns-Cox , Consultant Urologist, Primary Clinical Innovator & Member of the Somerset NHS FT Green Care Action Group
PIPs are completely biodegradable and the manufacturing is seven times more environmentally friendly compared to collecting urine in sterile bowls. It means that transferring urine is easy and hygienic with a specially formulated gripping funnel, reducing contamination.
The PiP offers you a means of simplifying the process for collecting a mid-stream urine specimen, as a rough guide for every thousand in-patient beds a provider of care will carry out somewhere in the region of twenty one thousand mid-stream urine tests a year as a minimum. The process is often highly variable and so we offer an opportunity to standardise that process in a more sustainable way.
The PiP is manufactured from a blend of sugar cane pulp and bamboo fibre and is specialy designed to facilitate mid-stream urine sampling. It can simply be flushed away in a macerator after single use. It is registered as a class one in-vitro diagnostic device and is UK CA marked as such.
Easier process for patients
Easier to use than previous methods
Saves time in getting urine samples
Environmentally friendly