RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

A ceremony has taken place in Carlisle to celebrate the start of building of a £15m Endoscopy Unit on the grounds of the Cumberland Infirmary.

PDI International, a leading UK manufacturer of infection control solutions, has launched its latest alcohol-free cleaning and disinfection product, Sani-Clot AF³. This product will replace Sani-Cloth AF, featuring improvements to meet customer needs better.

La Fédération Nationale de Protection Civile (FNPC) and Raclac have announced a partnership that will see Raclac’s R.Advance gloves become the exclusive nitrile examination gloves used by Protection Civile volunteers during the Paris 2024 Games. The FNPC will maintain first aid stations in two-thirds of the Olympic and Paralympic venues.

Getinge has announced the launch of Pulsiocare, an advanced haemodynamic monitoring platform that recently received its CE certificate. The state-of-the-art device is based on the global MedTech company’s award-winning common user interface and offers a modern and intuitive-to-use platform for patient monitoring and haemodynamic assessment.

In the evolving landscape of healthcare, sustainability has become a critical focus. The National Health Service (NHS) faces the dual challenge of providing high-quality patient care while managing costs and environmental impact. One overlooked aspect of sustainability is the regular maintenance and servicing of medical equipment.

The HEINE ML4 LED headlight is specially designed for surgeons who need a perfect view during long surgical operations.

An international hygiene and decontamination specialist has unveiled its ‘ultimate professional hygiene range’ - bringing more than 50 new products to the market across multiple sectors.

Medovate, the Cambridge-based medical device development company, has concluded a distribution agreement with Germany-head quartered Temena providing the distribution rights for SAFIRA (SAFer Injection for Regional Anaesthesia) across Germany, France, Italy and Spain.

Stat Profile Prime Plus, from Nova Biomedical, is a comprehensive, whole blood critical care analyser that offers blood gases, electrolytes, metabolites, CO-Oximetry, and 34 calculated results, in a simple, compact device. Prime Plus combines maintenance-free, component cartridge technology for sensors and reagents, with patented non-lysing whole blood CO-Oximetry technology.

Viamed, a dedicated manufacturer and distributor of medical devices to the NHS, has announced its new range of disposable, single-use EEG sensors - offering a cost-effective alternative, compatible with existing Bispectral Index (BIS) monitors.

Bosch Healthcare Solutions has developed a PCR test for detecting Candida auris (C. auris) on the Vivalytic platform.

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The Dynamic Operating Table Mattress System is a unique technology developed to prevent the risk of pressure ulcers in patients undergoing lengthy surgical procedures, for those who are already vulnerable to the development of pressure ulcers, or for those who already have these wounds in existence prior to surgery.

Pennine Healthcare, one of the UK’s leading, employee-owned medical device manufacturers, is proud to celebrate a win at the Medilinks Midlands Awards 2024.

Healthcare professionals are looking for hand hygiene knowledge and training opportunities. Tork research found that about 80% of professionals have expressed a desire to improve their hand hygiene at work.

Each year, World Hand Hygiene Day brings into focus the need for training and education. Engaging the global workforce of 65 million health workers in training and education is critical to deliver improvement. So, why is sharing knowledge about hand hygiene still so important? The simple answer is that clean hands are safe hands.

Conti Hands and Face Wet Wipes provide quick and convenient cleansing when traditional hand washing is not available, for example, after using the toilet, before or after eating or when hands are visibly dirty.

The challenges of improving hand hygiene compliance, which can be low, have been well researched. Lack of time, no direct feedback, unreliable data on actual behaviour and missing reminders in daily routine, are often the reasons why hand disinfection in the healthcare sector is not practised to the required level.

The Aquilion Serve SP CT supports faster throughput with more time for the patient, consistent imaging results with less training, and better image quality with a lower radiation dose.

UK-based medical device manufacturer Firstkind, a subsidiary of Sky Medical Technology, has announced the geko device is available through the UK NHS Supply Chain.