RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

Forming an integral component of AGFA HEALTHCARE’s cardiovascular image and information management solution, the Cardiac Review Station generates digital reports for all cardiology modalities. It allows any secure internet connected computer to serve as a single point of access to cardiology images and information.

VERNACARE has launched an improved single-use measuring jug, designed to prevent infection and save nursing time, as well as cut costs. The new jug is claimed to be the first medical pulp product to integrate a level indicator, eliminating the need to use a dipstick to measure fluids. A new ergonomically designed handle has also been introduced to provide improved grip.

Ensuring that standards of apparatus cleanliness do not jeopardise the outcome of analytical experiments is of ultimate importance in large laboratories and hospital CSSDs and requires complex treatment processes and excellent efficiency.

For the rapid testing and swift diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis infection, INVERNESS MEDICAL offers the Clearview Chlamydia MF test. Although treatable, the challenge in diagnosing Chlamydia is often the lack of symptoms. With as many as a quarter of patients never returning for their results and treatment, Clearview Chlamydia MF ensures diagnosis and treatment can be made in a single patient visit, reducing patient anxiety and the spread of infection.

The Aquilion One dynamic volume CT from TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS gives physicians the ability to scan the entire organ (e.g. the heart, brain or liver) in one rotation and hence in a fraction of a second.

ROYAL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS has provided an innovative lighting solution to enhance the medical and teaching facilities at Raigmore Hospital near Inverness. Extensive research has been undertaken to determine the required lighting conditions for medical tasks in order to optimise the light provided by fluorescent lamps.

BARD has announced the launch of their new real-time ultrasound bladder scanner – the Bardscan II. The scanner allows healthcare professionals to easily take real-time, non-invasive, accurate and instantly visible transverse and saggital ultrasound images of their patient’s bladder.

WELCH ALLYN has launched the new KleenSpec disposable vaginal specula and wireless illumination system. This new device features an advanced LED light that provides enhanced visualisation of the examination area by supplying a brighter, whiter light that will transform the way examiners see their patients. The specula is single-use to reduce the spread of infection and cross contamination and eliminate the time and expense of reprocessing.

IDC (Industrial Design Consultancy) has developed the LMA LoTrach Cuff Pressure Controller (CPC) for endotracheal and tracheostomy tubes, which helps prevent ventilator associated pneumonia.

MARSHALL PRODUCTS has a range of single-use bulb and fibre optic laryngoscopes to eliminate the risk of cross infection.

SYNERGY HEALTHCARE has invested in developing a total infection control solution suitable for use in a wide range of healthcare settings which offer high levels of performance against a wide range of harmful microorganisms including MRSA, SARS and C. difficile. AirCleanse has been developed to address airborne transmission and simply needs to be connected to mains electricity in the room where decontamination is required.

Concerns over infection control in hospitals and the spread of MRSA, CJD and other resistant pathogens means that the cleaning and sterilising of reusable medical equipment is becoming increasingly regulated by industry guidelines and international standards.

The UEGF is a professional medical nonprofit organisation. Its affiliated societies represent over 22,000 European specialists in the fields of medicine, surgery, endoscopy and paediatrics.

SCHERING-PLOUGH is an innovation-driven, science-centered global healthcare company.

Mezavant XL is a new treatment in the UK for patients with mild to moderate UC.

THE ILEOSTOMY AND INTERNAL POUCH SUPPORT GROUP (IA) is a patient support group run by and for people with ileostomies and ileo-anal pouches. Its primary aim is to help people who have had their colon removed return to a full and active life as soon as possible after surgery.

UNISOFT’s GRS-compliant GI Reporting Tool has been developed in the UK as the natural successor to Endoscribe. It is currently installed in more than 135 hospitals with more coming on stream all the time. The data can be stored either in Access 2003 format for smaller private hospitals, or under SQL Server 2000 or later.

The decontamination of flexible endoscopes has progressed through many different stages and seen significant improvements since South African born physician Basil Hirschowitz developed the first device in 1957.

RUHOF discovered a gap in the market for an inexpensive product that could be used for keeping small items together in a washer-disinfector.

MEDICAL INNOVATIONS has announced a major addition to its Meditherapy range, with the launch of a Multiple Clipping Device – the ClipMaster3. The new ClipMaster3 is a multiple endoscopic clip applier, which can pass down a standard 2.8 mm endoscope channel.