RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

OXOID has extended its range of diagnostic tests available for the detection of urinary tract infections with the addition of RapID SS/u (Site Specific – urine). This easy-to-use enzymatic test panel is able to identify the major urinary tract pathogens, including E.coli, Klebsiella spp, Enterobacter spp, Enterococcus spp, Staphylococcus spp and Candida albicans, within just two hours.

Sheffield-based CAIRN TECHNOLOGY has teamed up with Amity International from Barnsley to fight “superbugs” such as MRSA, SARS, HIV, and Chinese Bird Flu. Virusolve+, a new biocidal cleanser developed by Amity International and distributed by Cairn Technology, will kill superbugs at room temperature in less than a minute.

King’s College Hospital NHS Trust, a major London teaching hospital, has recently installed 12 hand-carried ultrasound (HCU) “iLook 25” systems from SONOSITE. The system enables users to better visualise veins and arteries, increase efficiency, raise user confidence, improve patient care, minimise hospital risk and maximise departmental uptime. They will also enable units in the Trust to comply fully with the recent NICE guidelines which recommend the use of ultrasound guidance in the insertion of CVCs.

The latest addition to a new generation of medical gas cylinders is helping hospitals and emergency services deliver life-saving oxygen more efficiently, easily and safely.

BVM MEDICAL, the Hinckley-based distributor of advanced interventional devices has assumed responsibility for the UK marketing of the Pfm Multi-Snare and Multi-Snare Micro sets and catheters.

FINSBURY ORTHOPAEDICS, pioneer in large diameter metal-on-metal hip resurfacing, has launched an enhanced hip implant called Adept which works with a variety of system options.

As part of a continuing initiative to increase hygiene awareness, REGENT MEDICAL has produced a DVD and a range of detailed posters, designed to encourage the practice of thorough and efficient hand cleansing. The posters are divided into cleansing routines for surgical preparation and general cleansing, while the DVD also addresses the practice of alcohol disinfection.

Sedat, designer and manufacturer of plastic injection-moulded drug delivery devices, has selected EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY’s new grade MN058 of Eastar for an innovative angiographic syringe that has achieved a technological breakthrough in the medical sector.

SUNTECH MEDICAL has launched what it claims is the most comprehensive line of blood pressure cuffs available.

PEACOCKS MEDICAL GROUP has announced the introduction of Steelco’s HTM2030 compliant trolley washer disinfector.

Southampton General Hospital, one of the UK’s leading teaching hospitals, is pioneering interactive clinical skills training with the integration of PROMETHEAN AV DISTRIBUTION’s Presenta pad technology into session delivery.

The Zeus Anaesthesia system from DRÄGER MEDICAL is a customised solution for paediatric and newborn anaesthesia that exerts expanded, automatic control of all anaesthesia gases.

RADIOMETER’s new blood gas analysis system uses a mix of automation, information and sampler technology to help ensure correct sample and patient identification, increase operator safety and reduce time spent on blood gas testing.

INTELICOAT has launched an advanced polyurethane (PU) thin film for use in consumer wound care products and operating theatre incise drapes.

SONOSITE has announced the UK launch of its MicroMaxx ultrasound system, the company’s third generation hand-carried product.

With acute trauma treatment a major focus for many UK Trusts, SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS has introduced a new concept for streamlining the workflow for treating trauma patients within hospitals.

Siemens Medical Solutions has introduced a new mobile C-arm, the Arcadis Orbic, with intra-operative 3D imaging capabilities to generate 3D images directly in the operating room (OR). This C-arm raises the bar for intra-operative 3D imaging and navigation, making surgical interventions more precise.

The new Somatom Spirit from Siemens Medical Solutions is a compact multislice CT scanner that was launched at UKRC in Manchester to enable the cost-effective strategy of local CT. The company is pursuing a strategy to meet both the targets set and the latest clinical guidelines for patients presenting with head trauma or related symptoms. The concept of local CT is to provide an enhanced patient service for routine studies due to the scanner’s proximity to the patient source, whether that is A&E, ITU or specialist clinics.

In a unique collaboration, Tristel and Karl Storz Endoscopy (UK) are combining the popular Tristel sterilising wipe and the Karl Storz 11101 RP1 nasendoscope to take the pressure off busy ENT outpatient departments.

Queen’s Medical Centre (QMC), Nottingham has launched a UK first in association with Lauffenmuhle and Wearwell. New uniforms have been designed exclusively for Queen’s using a unique colour-coding system throughout the centre, with eight different colours to distinguish the departments. The colours feature on the uniforms as epaulettes on blue/white striped dresses or tunics worn with navy trousers, these colours will help staff to be identified easily.