Pakistan Surgical Instruments: project record
Corrosion spotting after autoclaving; a hospital flagged instruments as non-conforming; documents claimed 316L but batch testing indicated 304-grade steel.
- Buyer and project
- A Karachi, Pakistan distributor of surgical instruments to hospitals and export markets.
- Products and scope
- Surgical forceps, scissors, and needle holders; 45 SKUs, 120,000 units.
What LifaSourcing.com did
Verified steel grade via spectrometry on 20 SKUs.
Quantified the substitution across production batches.
Negotiated a full claim with the factory.
Qualified 2 manufacturers with material certificates and in-house testing.
Claim settled for 80% of value; replacement stock verified as 316L; hospital accounts retained; export certification re-established.
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