RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

STARKSTROM recently completed work on its element of a major refurbishment of the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Leeds General Infirmary.

ETHICON’s Biopatch has been included in the NHS Catalogue of Potential Innovations.

As part of the drive to reduce needle-stick injury, HELAPET has introduced NeedleSafe II – a safe, easy-to-use solution for the uncapping and re-capping of needles.

Suppliers of surgical textiles, PROTEX and BDF have combined their skills and expertise to unveil a new look.

State-of-the-art lighting and electrical protection systems, supplied and commissioned by BENDER UK, are enhancing the performance of the new £300,000 ultra clean-air theatre for carrying out orthopaedic implant surgery at Furness General Hospital in Barrow-in-Furness.

SMITHS MEDICAL has launched a new edition of its CADD-Solis pain management system in the UK – version 3.0.

As part of the drive to reduce needle-stick injury, HELAPET has introduced NeedleSafe II – a safe, easy-to-use solution for the uncapping and re-capping of needles.

Frequently-touched surfaces can be a vector of infection in healthcare environments, so hospitals worldwide are installing surfaces made from copper and copper alloys that benefit from the metal’s inherent antimicrobial activity.

Available from AMITY INTERNATIONAL, airdecon 200 is a Whole Room Decontamination System (WRDS), providing professionals with an effective, fast means of infection prevention and control.

Most sharps injuries can be prevented and there is a legal requirement on employers to take steps to prevent healthcare staff being exposed to sharps injuries.

KIMBERLY-CLARK HEALTH CARE is a leading provider of infection control solutions that help prevent healthcareassociated infections, contributing to a safer environment for both healthcare workers and patients.

Healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) represent a large and growing problem for our healthcare system.

GOJO is continuing its commitment to improving hand hygiene practices and patient safety for all by playing an active role at IPS 2013.

You may be in the process of removing the outlet fitting of your healthcare tap in a bid to reduce the risk of pseudomonad contamination. However, this will actually exacerbate the issue of retrograde contamination while also introducing other problems.

Infrared technology could be a key strategy in improving healthcare workers’ hand-hygiene compliance, according to the results of a trial in a UK-based general medical unit.

WYBONE designs and manufactures clinical waste bins and products for healthcare environments. The company will be displaying a selection of products including the innovative Capsule hospital waste bin.

BD will be promoting its DecisIV range which includes BD Nexiva closed IV catheter system, BD Q-Syte luer access split septum and BD PosiFlush.

KIMBERLY-CLARK PROFESSIONAL (KCP) provides a wide range of hand hygiene and surface disinfection solutions to help control the spread of healthcare-associated infections.

MÖLNLYCKE HEALTH CARE is exhibiting its HiBi antiseptics range and its newest surgical product Barrier EasyWarm. Barrier EasyWarm active self-warming blanket is designed for patient warming – before, during and after surgery.

As 1.89 million Britons caught norovirus during last winter the need for hand hygiene facilities at a point of need has never been greater.