How to Set Up a Mayo Stand

A Mayo stand is the metal stand on which a physician or dentist lays out the instruments needed for a procedure. This wheeled stand consists of a tubular frame. It is traditional for a medical or dental assistant to set up the stand prior to the procedure. Everything on or above the stand must be sterile.

Things You'll Need

• Mayo stand
• Antiseptic wipes
• Tidy Towel
• Instruments

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Instructions

• 1

  Clean the stand with an antiseptic wipes, moving in a circular motion from inside to outside. Unfold and cover with a sterile Tidy Towel.

• 2

  Open the required instruments from their sterile packages (either from the autoclave or single-use packages), and set on the Tidy Towel.

• 3

  Glove up, and set the instruments in order from left to right, in the position your medical professional has requested for the procedure.

• 4

  Cover with another sterile Tidy Towel until the procedure begins.

• 5

  Hand the instruments to the physician or dentist as needed during the procedure.