Your OR is set up just the way you need it.
Your surgical packs should be, too.
Explore surgery with an Alcon Custom-Pak®.
The power of partnering with a proven leader.
Alcon is not just a leader in ophthalmology – but is also a global leader specifically in ophthalmological surgical packs1. With over 125 million procedures completed with a Custom-Pak® over the last 30 years2, Alcon has a record of reliability that you and your team can trust.
Why trust Custom-Pak®?
Alcon Custom-Pak® can be customized to your preferences
One Solution
Each all-in-one Custom-Pak® is tailor made to fit your needs.
Using Alcon Custom-Pak® for each procedure maximizes surgical efficiency and allows surgeons to receive their preferred products – an Alcon Custom-Pak® can be truly produced to your preferences.3,4
You can choose from:
Proprietary Alcon accessories that pair seamlessly with cutting-edge Alcon equipment
Thousands of ophthalmic procedure items delivered by over 100 unique suppliers5
Component categories needed for ophthalmic procedures
One System
Only Custom-Pak® features Alcon products in your specific order – sterile and ready for use.
Your procedural pack can’t be complete unless it includes everything you need, including accessories to your cutting-edge equipment.
One Service
Alcon allows you to optimize your product management with a single supplier.
As your single contact, Alcon will partner with you to help optimize your resources and provide guidance for your surgical procedures.
Your OR is one-of-one and your procedural packs should be too. In addition to personalizing the items, your Custom-Pak® can be assembled with customized sequencing, meaning that supplies are packed in the order you specify to enhance efficiency in your unique OR.3,4
Meet the Custom-Pak® Designer.
Partner with Alcon to quickly and easily personalize and revise your Custom-Pak®.
Customize your pack to your exact specifications.
Optimize your pack with Alcon expertise and digital technology.
Visualize and review your pack to confirm it meets your needs.
Our commitment to a more sustainable future6:
Exactly what you want – and nothing more.
Alcon cares for our planet ad helps create a more sustainable world so everyone can See Brilliantly and Live Brilliantly.6
"Prior to Custom-Pak®, each instrument had its own wrapping. Now there's just one large packaging so there's significant reduction in waste... We're really doing something huge for society in the long term, for future generations."
– Cataract Surgeon, Toronto ON
Maximize your efficiency, so you can do more.
We work with you to make your practice and your surgery days more successful. From ordering, billing, and receiving to OR prep, we deliver end-to-end efficiency that saves you time and money.7
Community Hospital7
Estimating 2,500 Cataract procedures per year
Potential Efficiencies with a Comprehensive Alcon Custom-Pak®
$39,814.91
cost savings / year
+287.30 hours / year
(incl. 77.50 hours of OR time = +196 additional procedures/year†)
Provincewide7
Estimating 50,000 Cataract procedures per year
Potential Efficiencies with a Comprehensive Alcon Custom-Pak®
$790,631.69
cost savings / year
+5,607.90 hours / year
(incl. 1,550.00 hours of OR time = +3,916 additional procedures/year†)
*Disposables without any proprietary equipment-specific supplies
**Disposables plus proprietary equipment-specific supplies
†Based on average of 13 minutes of OR time for cataract procedures9
§Based on average of 39 minutes of OR time for retinal detachment procedures10
Community Hospital7
Estimating 1,000 Retinal procedures per year
Potential Efficiencies with a Comprehensive Alcon Custom-Pak®
$10,152.93
cost savings / year
+40.90 hours / year
(incl. 10.80 hours of OR time)
Provincewide7
Estimating 10,000 Retinal procedures per year
Potential Efficiencies with a Comprehensive Alcon Custom-Pak®
$100,596.98
cost savings / year
+387.70 hours / year
(incl. 108.30 hours of OR time = +127 additional procedures/year§)
*Disposables without any proprietary equipment-specific supplies
**Disposables plus proprietary equipment-specific supplies
†Based on average of 13 minutes of OR time for cataract procedures9
§Based on average of 39 minutes of OR time for retinal detachment procedures10
Clinical Support
Davis JS et al. A Self-Reporting Approach to Healthcare Time and Motion Studies for Budget IMPACT Models in Routine Cataract Surgery
Designed to demonstrate the economic impacts of custom surgical packs in cataract surgery in the United States hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers.
Hsiao CCW et al. Hospital Efficiency Driven By Custom Surgical Packs in Cataract and Vitreoretinal Surgery
Hsiao CCW et al. Hospital Efficiency Driven By Custom Surgical Packs in Cataract and Vitreoretinal Surgery.
Comprehensive Custom-Pak® in Cataract and Vitreoretinal Surgery in Canadian Hospitals: Time and Budget Impact Analysis
Comprehensive Custom-Pak® use improves efficiency in cataract and retina surgeries saving substantial time and cost in Canadian hospitals, potentially allowing more patients to have these procedures, and reducing wait times.
Instructions for Use (IFU)
Please refer to relevant product direction for use for list of indications, contraindications and warnings.
Alcon Experience Academy
For relevant training content from industry thought leaders
References:
1. Market Scope Report 2022. Single-Use Ophthalmic Surgical Products.
2. Alcon internal data on file: Custom Pak Units 1995-2023. 2023.
3. Davis JS, et al. A Self-Reporting Approach to Healthcare Time and Motion Studies for Budget IMPACT Models in Routine Cataract Surgery. ISPOR 2020.
4. Hsiao C, et al. Hospital Efficiency Driven By Custom Surgical Packs in Cataract and Vitreoretinal Surgery. ISPOR 2020.
5. Alcon Data on File. SP21 Surgical Custom Pak Strategy.
6. Alcon. Social Impact and Sustainability Report. 2022.
7. Punch D, Davis JS, Hahn R, Gill R, Hsiao CW, Kara R. Comprehensive Custom-Pak® in Cataract and Vitreoretinal Surgery in Canadian Hospitals: Time and Budget Impact Analysis. Clinicoecon Outcomes Res. 2023;15:151-164. doi: 10.2147/CEOR.S397671
For indications, contraindications and warnings, please refer to the relevant product’s instruction for use.
