RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) has announced that it obtained the CE mark in the UK and Europe for a next-generation blood separation technology that is designed to enhance sample quality, improve laboratory efficiency and reduce laboratory turnaround time. BD Vacutainer Barricor tube is a single-use, plastic evacuated tube used to collect, separate, transport and process venous blood specimens to obtain high-quality plasma for in vitro diagnostic use.

Applications are now open for the next intake in September of Eastwood Park’s hospital engineering degrees. There are three degrees: Foundation Degree in Hospital Engineering; Foundation Degree in Medical Equipment Technologies and a BSc (Hons) Management of Healthcare Engineering Technologies & Facilities. (The hospital engineering degree incorporates multi engineering disciplines: decontamination; medical gases; HVAC; water hygiene; fire; electrical; estates.)

Rigel Medical has introduced an upgraded version of its dedicated tester for the in-service and post-repair safety testing of medical electronic devices in line with the standards required by IEC 62353.

Rigel has introduced a new handheld safety analyser for the routine electrical testing of basic medical and laboratory equipment. The new Rigel SafeTest 60 is a compact, robust and reliable safety analyser that is particularly well suited to high volume testing demands, with a simple colour coded user interface, push button operation and the fast step-through of test routines.

DELTA MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL is a new, dynamic business founded and run by people with decades of experience with medical devices and consumables.

TheTEALTask Force is a fast response service to deliver high quality hot water hand washing facilities on a next working day basis.

Zipit Wireless, a US provider of critical communication solutions and ATUS SYSTEMS, a UK provider of paging and lone worker systems, have announced an exclusive UK partnership to bring the cutting-edge, Zipit critical messaging platform to the UK.

WARDRAY PREMISE is the distributor of the TOF Watch in the UK & Ireland, which offers an accurate and reliable method of objective acceleromyographic (AMG) monitoring of neuromuscular blockade.

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board has selected newly designed VernaChair commode chairs from VERNACAREfor its three district general hospitals and other acute and community hospitals across North Wales.

KARL STORZhas installed the UK’s first IP platform OR1 at Spire Parkway – the OR1 Fusion. Downtime in hospitals is expensive and, with the OR1 Fusion native IP platform, an integrated theatre, complete with dual stream capture and routing, can be installed over the weekend using existing or new industry standard structured cabling.

The ProReveal system, from PESKETT SOLUTIONS, offers a number of advanced features, including protein level spike readout. On the measurement details dialog, users can now touch spots of contamination on the displayed image to show a localised readout of the mass detected for that spot.

MEDICAL AIR TECHNOLOGY(MAT) recently supplied one of its Freeflow ultraclean ventilation (UCV) canopies to Barringtons hospital in Ireland.

MEDSTOR, which specialises in medical storage solutions, recently completed a major project at North Devon District Hospital, refurbishing the anaesthetic rooms, prep rooms and surrounding storage areas of seven operating theatres.

UNISYN’s Probe Care solutions enable customers to scan and diagnose with confidence through its comprehensive ondemand and fleet management multi-vendor solution. Unisyn Probe Solutions can help:

CARDIAC SERVICES has a history of supplying diagnostic and measurement equipment in the UK and Ireland for 45 years. With specific focus on resuscitation, cardiology, maternity, theatres and ITU, the company provides a wide range of equipment including:

SMART MEDICAL offers a comprehensive range of innovative medical technologies for cardiovascular and neurovascular medicine.

Since 2011, TENACORE UK has been supporting EBME departments throughout the NHS with quality and cost-effective equipment and repair services.

ANETIC AID is a leading supplier of medical equipment for theatres, day treatment centres and many other hospital departments.

VYGON (UK)is a leading supplier of medical and surgical devices – helping healthcare professionals to offer best practice solutions to patients.

THE MEDICAL ROOM delivers a range of recruitment, training and project services to organisations that develop, manufacture, support and manage healthcare technology.