RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

Receiving treatment in hospital can be a stressful experience, especially for children. Medstor has developed a special mobile module cart for children’s wards that uses bright colours and cheerful cartoon-style jungle images to help distract the young patients from the treatment they are receiving, making a potentially difficult time a little easier.

By Dr. Diku Mandavia

A premature infant with sepsis and the tiniest veins receives precisely targeted, lifesaving medications intravenously.

Schülke – experts in infection prevention – have just announced the launch of a new online CPD accredited course, designed in conjunction with the Institute of Decontamination Sciences (IDSc).

HORIBA UK Ltd, Medical announces the go live of the first multi-site installation of its new HELO high throughput fully automated haematology platform within the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. This is enabling efficient and secure cross city haematology working in Cardiff via a single virtual server.

SteriSense® is a reliable and cost efficient Electronic Bowie Dick Test that provides you with verification of critical sterilisation parameters beyond that of chemical indicators. The Bowie Dick test, also referred to as a steam penetration test, is used for daily routine control of steam sterilisers to verify that they perform in accordance with ISO 17665.

Getinge is providing healthcare professionals with a complete solution to overcome endoscope-related infection challenges.

The Association of Anaesthetists recently published a study entitled ‘Aluminium release by coated and uncoated fluid warming devices’, which highlighted the risk of aluminium absorption from uncoated fluid warming devices.The 37Company’s Fluido Compact blood and fluid warmer, available in the UK from Central Medical Supplies (CMS), is a coated device.

The Canexis integrated workflow solution from Cantel links data and decision-making to support the efficient operation of critical hospital departments.

Environmental cleaning in health and social care environments is a key intervention in infection prevention. By maintaining a clean and sanitary environment, your facility can improve patient satisfaction while reducing the transmission of infections and re-admissions

Designed specifically for use in hospitals, the LTE Kingfisher range of solution and blanket warming cabinets is designed to provide an accurate and cost-effective means for storing and warming a wide variety of clinical items such as irrigation and infusion liquids, filled syringes, ointments, lotions and blankets.

thermosept® PAA is a two component disinfection system specifically designed for use in Automated Endoscope Reprocessors (AED).

Finsen is delighted to introduce the highest UVC technology, Thor UVC®, to the NHS and private healthcare sector. Thor UVC® is the very latest high-powered disinfection robot, capable of destroying MDROs and persistent superbugs that linger in operating theatres, patient wards and isolation rooms.

Momentum Bioscience is focused on developing rapid tests for patients suspected of sepsis.

Getinge is today announcing the launch of the new S-8668T model in the 86-series Washer-Disinfectors which has been developed to increase reprocessing throughput within the Central Sterile Supply Department (CSSD). With the turbo multitasking technology available for the S-8668T model, processing time can be cut by up to 25% and thereby reduce overall utility consumption.

OrthoD Group Ltd is delighted to announce the launch of its global rebrand to Summit Medical Group Ltd. The new Group website, refreshed logo and messaging capture the continuing evolution of the brand’s purpose to ‘support healthcare for better patient outcomes’.

With over 30 steps to proper manual cleaning and reprocessing of Biopsy, Air/Water, and Suction Valves, the DEFENDO range, designed by Cantel, eliminates the tedious and risky process from cleaning and reprocessing.

Kortrijk, Belgium, 9 April 2019 – Barco, pioneer and market leader in digital operating room solutions, announces a strategic collaboration with caresyntax®, market front-runner and leader in vendor-neutral software solutions for surgical automation, analytics, and AI . The partnership will strengthen the value proposition of both parties and accelerate the next level developments for the Nexxis digital platform.

Nanosonics is hosting a complimentary event in May featuring six independent speakers presenting on topics relating to the latest decontamination developments in an ultrasound environment.

Smiths Medical, a leading global medical device manufacturer, has recently launched Level 1® - a new convective patient warmer. The Level 1® convective warmer is designed to prevent and treat hypothermia when temperature therapy is clinically indicated. The warmer can also be used to provide thermal comfort when conditions exist that may cause patients to become too warm or too cold.

Tristel has developed a proprietary dualchamber Capsule containing Base (citric acid) and Activator (sodium chlorite) solution. These are kept separate until the Capsule is burst and its contents diluted in 500ml of water to generate chlorine dioxide working solution for sporicidal surface disinfection.