Ross Medical
Redefining Biosafety through Integrated Fluid Management

In every aspiration procedure, fluid management creates two responsibilities at once: protecting the patient and protecting the healthcare professionals responsible for handling infectious material throughout the process. In operating rooms, ICUs and procedural care settings, healthcare teams must manage fluid aspiration, contamination control and waste handling while reducing unnecessary exposure risks throughout the process.

Ross Medical built its closed-system aspiration and drainage technologies around that complete responsibility.

“We do not view ourselves simply as a medical device provider. We operate as an integrated healthcare biosafety partner,” says Marcos Norberto, CEO.

Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Ross Medical today serves more than 400 healthcare institutions across 23 Brazilian states. Its systems incorporate sealed collection technologies, anti-reflux diaphragm valves, hydrophobic overflow protection and vacuum-line filtration designed to strengthen contamination control during aspiration, handling and disposal processes inside hospitals.

Designed Around Clinical Workflows

In high-demand clinical environments, aspiration systems must function reliably without adding to the complexity of healthcare teams already operating under pressure.

Ross Medical designs its systems around the operational realities surgeons, nurses, respiratory therapists and infection control teams face during daily procedures. Features such as ready-to-use collection kits, simplified assembly, independent on/off controls, integrated vacuum pressure regulators and automatic cascade aspiration systems help reduce workflow interruptions while maintaining suction continuity during procedures.

That practical approach is also shaped through continuous interaction with frontline healthcare professionals during technical diagnosis, implementation support and maintenance processes. Many improvements in ergonomics, suction performance, contamination prevention and disposal handling were developed directly from feedback provided by healthcare teams.

Rather than applying a single standardized model across all care settings, Ross Medical develops specialized systems tailored to distinct clinical demands.

Qin Pot was designed for compact bedside aspiration in ICUs, inpatient units and endoscopy procedures where handling efficiency and mobility are essential. FF/YD systems support high-volume surgical aspiration environments requiring greater suction autonomy and procedural continuity, while Oral Care solutions focus on safer secretion management and hygiene-related clinical routines.

Each system incorporates distinct ergonomic, safety and operational characteristics aligned with its intended environment, allowing institutions to strengthen infection control standards without restructuring existing workflows.

A Complete Lifecycle Approach to Infectious Waste

Ross Medical’s clearest differentiator lies in its integrated approach to infectious fluid management beyond the point of aspiration itself.

Traditional aspiration systems often expose healthcare professionals to leakage risks, overflow events, contamination during disposal and unnecessary manual handling of infectious waste. Ross Medical developed its closed-loop management structure to reduce those risks throughout the complete fluid management lifecycle.

“Our responsibility does not end after fluid collection,” says Norberto.

In addition to supplying aspiration and drainage systems, it operates a reverse logistics program covering collection, transportation, treatment and environmentally compliant final disposal of infectious liquid waste.

The process operates in accordance with Brazilian healthcare and environmental regulations, including RDC 222 of ANVISA and CONAMA 358. Hospitals also receive treatment certification documentation that supports institutional compliance and accreditation processes.

That integrated approach has produced measurable operational improvements. In one hospital case involving recurring contamination risks, overflow events and workflow interruptions during high-volume surgical procedures, Ross Medical’s closed-system technologies reduced direct fluid exposure for healthcare professionals while improving suction continuity throughout procedures.

The institution also strengthened contamination control and simplified infectious waste disposal through Ross Medical’s integrated waste management structure, thereby reducing the burden of managing complex in-house disposal routines and regulatory processes.

Healthcare professionals additionally reported feeling safer and more supported during procedures, an outcome the company considers as important as operational efficiency itself.

“For Ross Medical, biosafety is not limited to aspiration itself. It is a responsibility that extends from aspiration and patient care to the treatment, documentation and safe removal of infectious waste from the healthcare environment. That philosophy defines what the company calls “Care for the Whole,” an approach that has positioned Ross Medical as the Top Medical Drainage and Vacuum Suction Device Provider in LATAM 2026.