RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

3M HEALTH CARE demonstrates its on-going commitment to infection prevention, showcasing its array of innovative products which increase patient safety, hospital productivity and protection of staff from infections.

CLINIMED will be highlighting Instillagel – a sterile anaesthetic, antiseptic lubricating gel in a single-use syringe delivery system.

An innovative disposable surgical gown that can be used for pre, intra and post-operative patient warming will be officially launched at AfPP Congress 2007 by ARIZANT UK.

MEDICAL PHYSICS INTERNATIONAL has recently been appointed the UK distributor for the Bionet range of products. Bionet manufacturers biosignal medical equipment which includes diagnostic devices, patient monitoring and fetal monitoring systems.

BD MEDICAL-OPHTHALMIC SYSTEMS has launched a new generation of instruments to meet the needs of ophthalmic surgery.

MÖLNLYCKE HEALTH CARE strives to support the medical profession in its efforts to enhance performance and, ultimately, improve the quality of life of its patients, through its advanced range of solutions for safe, efficient surgical procedures and gentle, effective wound healing.

WARDRAY PREMISE manufactures and installs structural shielding for X-ray rooms and theatres, lead screens, doors, observation windows and other related accessories.

INTERSURGICAL will be highlighting the new i-gel – an innovative single use, supraglottic airway.

ECONIX will be launching a new system of clinical waste containers called Bio-bin. It is aimed at reducing waste disposal costs as well as helping the environment.

CENTRAL MEDICAL SUPPLIES will be exhibiting its CMS Swabsafe System, which provides a safe and hygienic method of both swab counting and disposal.

Supplied by ERBE MEDICAL UK, the EnSeal PTC combined with the intelligent regulation of the Erbe Vio electrosurgical system offers improved vessel-sealing quality. As a current study carried out in the USA* shows, it is possible to thermofuse vessels with diameters of up to 7 mm to create a seal capable of withstanding burst pressures of up to 900 mmHG.

HELAPET has launched the new PharmaPack bulk pack range of sterile syringes for aseptic manufacture.

COOK WOMEN’S HEALTH has introduced the Cook Cervical Ripening Balloon – a device designed to offer safe, comfortable cervical preparation (ripening) without the threat of drug-based side effects or interactions.

DALE MEDICAL PRODUCTS has introduced a patented Foley catheter holder, designed to stabilise the indwelling catheter, which helps reduce meatal irritation without restricting patient movement.

BRANDON MEDICAL has developed an audio-visual system that uses video and audio over internet protocol to allow surgical procedures to be supervised and viewed in high definition across an NHS Trust and from elsewhere in the world.

GELITA MEDICAL has appointed UNIPLEX UK, the manufacturer of Beepo single use OR based products, to be its UK distributor, and this coincides with the launch of GelitaCel, a range of oxydised resorbable cellulose haemostats.

As part of the £20 billion NHS IT programme, around half the hospitals in England are now using digital technology, which allows radiologists and doctors better access and sharing of all X-ray images on a computer screen.

HPC HEALTHLINE offers a full range of disposable personal protective equipment (PPE) and polythene products – including examination and surgical gloves, disposable clothing and waste bags.

In response to the continuing recurrence of cross-contamination in the healthcare environment, personal storage equipment manufacturer LINK LOCKERS has a range of versatile bedside cabinets and lockers available to the NHS through the PASA framework as well as to the wider healthcare market.

Premier Nitrile Lilac examination gloves, from SHERMOND, are made without chemical accelerators.