RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

The cost pressures to the NHS for repair and replacement of surgical devices is significant. RENOVA provides reverse engineering technology and model specific parts manufacture to significantly extend device and instrument longevity within many NHS and private sector hospitals across the UK.

Traceability and compliance is becoming increasingly important in the medical world to ensure patient safety, especially for CSSDs who need to comply with ISO 11607-2 and other similar standards. HENDERSON BIOMEDICAL can offer a range of services to ensure you meet the standards expected of your CSSD.

Available from GETINGE, Vac-a-Scope is a bench-top vacuum packing system, utilising protective load carriers, and Sentinel is a free-standing gas packing system, utilising any commercially available transport trolley – providing protected and prolonged storage and transportation.

MEDICAL INNOVATIONS GROUP offers 100 days validated storage of GI endoscopes. The SureStore endoscope storage and transportation system conditions endoscopes directly from the endoscope washer disinfector, negating the need for air drying of the scope prior to storage. The design of SureStore provides a ‘patient ready’ packaged endoscope in just five minutes.

DREAMTEC’s iMonitor product eliminates paperwork from the decontamination process by moving machine reports into the Cloud. Users can avoid the cost and inconvenience of paper storage by viewing machine reports online in PDF format. iMonitor is an independent software data archiving system, designed to facilitate users saving costs on the printing, review, management and storage of machine records. iMonitor works with autoclaves, washer disinfectors and ultrasonic units.

A British manufacturer and repairer of high quality surgical instruments and orthopaedic implants, SURGICAL HOLDINGS is launching a new premier repair service with a five-year instrument repair guarantee.

Medstor from MAILBOX is proving a reliable partner for storage and logistics systems for the transportation of instruments and medical and surgical consumables. Its package offers ‘a two touch system’ from its Manchester manufacturing facility, plus the very latest ranges from Europe, resulting in choice of specification and flexibility of pricing.

MIELE PROFESSIONAL manufactures a complete range of decontamination equipment, including washer-disinfectors, sterilisers and trolley washers. Its washer disinfector range starts at a 60 cm under bench model for dentistry, to large scale 18 DIN pass through models for the CSSD. The company can now also offer a validated reprocessing system for robotic surgery instruments.

BOLTON SURGICAL is a Sheffield based manufacturer and supplier of surgical instruments. Its main business is in the UK supplying both the NHS and the private sector. It also supplies many countries around the world through its network of distributors.

To help SSDs protect the integrity of their tray wraps, WESTFIELD MEDICAL has introduced a new range of tray belts for sterility wrap protection.

Endoscope decontamination units in the UK are benefiting from a quicker, easier and fully-automated audit technology. Developed for WASSENBURG machines in partnership with quality audit trail experts Health Edge Solutions, the system removes the need for repeat scanning of devices, keeps track of scopes throughout the decontamination, drying, storage and patient procedure process and enables managers to collate, publish and archive CFPP 01-06 compliant data.

ENVIRONMENTAL WATER SYSTEMS, now part of ENVIROGEN WATER TECHNOLOGIES, offers design, manufacture, installation and service of reverse osmosis water purification systems for endoscopy and sterile service departments within the healthcare market.

PEACOCKS, working in partnership with Steelco and Matachana, is able to provide a comprehensive range of decontamination equipment to suit all environments – including full turnkey solutions.

UNISURGE INTERNATIONAL’s Newmarket headquarters and distribution facility incorporates integrated production capability including a state-of-the-art cleanroom and an ETO sterilisation system.

ARC DEVICES has launched the MedTemp range of digital non-touch thermometers. The devices allow for effective infection control and are said to have recently become a part of the fight against the spread of Ebola and other infectious diseases as, being non-touch, they provide added protection to healthcare professionals.

SURGICAL HOLDINGS is now offering two alternatives to the traditional lead hands for hand immobilisation – the Durahand, which is a reusable aluminium with a poly coating and a disposable, single-use sterile version, which is aluminium and blue foam coated.

ABBOTT has announced its innovative diagnostic platform, known as IRIDICA, is now available in Europe and other CE-Mark recognised countries. The new platform can identify more than 1,000 infection-causing pathogens in less than six hours, versus the current standard of care (culture-based testing), which can take days. By identifying the cause of infections – such as bacteria, viruses or fungi – sooner, doctors can improve care for the critically ill.

FAST-TRACK DIAGNOSTICS has released a CE labelled real-time PCR kit for the detection of the Zaire Ebola virus – the strain responsible for the current outbreak in West Africa. The Ebola virus assay is based on multiplex Real-time PCR so clinicians can deliver fast, accurate diagnoses leading to greater efficiency in the treatment of patients.

On 10th December 2014, representatives from Alder Hey Children’s Foundation Trust and KARL STORZ Endoscopy (UK) Ltd met to sign a collaboration agreement. The agreement establishes a relationship with the Innovation Hub at Alder Hey Hospital, designed for the development of technologies associated with minimally invasive 'keyhole’ surgery, pre-operative planning and particularly the demanding requirements of surgery on children.

Spire Sussex Hospital is a private hospital delivering a range of services to patients in and around Hastings, East Sussex. Linda Waghorne, theatre and radiology manager at Spire Sussex Hospital explained how their existing automated endoscope reprocessor (AER) had reached the end of its working life and so had to be replaced. Existing AER supplier, WASSENBURG, was chosen for its latest model the WD440 top loader.