IFPN and Buffalo Filter partner together to help rid the world of the hazards associated with surgical smoke plume. 

Buffalo Filter, a world leader in surgical smoke evacuation technologies, has partnered with IFPN to sponsor a new guideline on the hazards and appropriate controls of surgical plume.  The title of the new guideline is “IFPN Guideline on Smoke Plume” Buffalo Filter is a proud sponsor of this new guideline and remains steadfastly dedicated to providing educational tools that help the clinical community better understand the hazards of surgical smoke plume and implement programs to manage these workplace risks.


Buffalo Filter offers a full continuum of smoke evacuation solutions to the medical community worldwide.  In addition, Buffalo Filter offers a number of different value-added tools clinicians can utilize to educate their staff, construct a plume management protocol, and implement a solution that is unique to the individual organization and its needs.

IFPN is a Federation of international Perioperative Nursing organizations that represent over 80,000 operating theatre nursing professionals worldwide. The organization was chartered to draw the international community of operating theatre nurses together in an effort to enhance patient care through best practices and to advocate for the profession of operating theatre nursing.  With organizations from throughout the world including the U.K., Australia, United States and Canada participating in the IFPN, the organization is well positioned to further the cause of ridding surgical plume from operating theatres worldwide. 


For the full text of the new Smoke Plume Guideline, click on the link below, or use the menu above.  For more information on Buffalo Filter, please visit http://www.buffalofilter.com or call +1 716 835 7000.