RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

Bedpan macerators are used in nearly all UK hospitals as the preferred bedpan handling method.

MÖLNLYCKE HEALTH CARE, one of the world’s leading providers of single-use surgical products, has launched Barrier EasyWarm, a new active self-warming blanket. Barrier EasyWarm is an innovative yet uncomplicated product for perioperative patient warming that is currently being introduced to hospitals.

SCHMITZ AND SÖHNE, based in Wickede and Bönen, Germany, has received a ‘red dot’ award for product design – a sought-after seal of quality with international recognition.

A new device that destroys syringe needles immediately after use, rendering them harmless, has been launched. Available through VLA HEALTHCARE, the Sharps Terminator destroys the needle shaft in a single-handed action, leaving the user with only the plastic syringe.

Correct positioning is crucial for patient wellbeing. Not only does it increase the comfort of the patient during a surgical procedure and post-operatively, it also minimises the risk of nerve and tissue damage.

VYGON has added Bionector TKO and the Curos Port Protector to its Bionector range to help healthcare workers in the fight against catheter occlusion and CRBSIs. Bionector TKO combines needle-free access with an anti-reflux valve to eliminate catheter tip reflux and make catheter occlusion a thing of the past.

Wardray Premise has been appointed as the UK and Ireland Distributor for the TOF Watch. The TOF Watch series offers an accurate and reliable method of objective acceleromyographic (AMG) monitoring of neuromuscular blockade that overcomes the limitations of subjective monitoring.

The focus for UK MEDICAL at this year’s DDF meeting will be on its comprehensive Ella range of gastrointestinal stents that includes technologies such as the BD biodegradable oesophageal stent and Danis stent for bleeding oesophageal varices, along with oesophageal, biliary, colonic and pyloroduodenal SEMS.

Available from RUHOF UK, Endozime SLR Phase One endoscopy bedside care kit is designed for convenient bedside use to remove all contaminants from the outside sheath and inside channel of scopes.

VYGON (UK) offers product ranges extending across many therapeutic specialties, including vascular access, regional anaesthesia, IV management, neonatology and enteral feeding.

AUDERE MEDICAL SERVICES provide a range of specialist services for multimanufacturer decontamination equipment including Automated Endoscope Reprocessors for all major UK, European and US brands.

PHARMACOSMOS (trading as Vitaline Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd) are involved in the distribution of iron products in the UK for the treatment of iron deficiency anaemia.

PENTAX UK will be showcasing a selection of its current endoscopy product range, as well as introducing a number of new products for superior detection, demarcation and characterisation.

With LANCER UK and GETINGE UK coming together to form GETINGE HEALTHCARE, the provision of a complete solution for endoscope reprocessing has never been stronger.

Current trends in European healthcare are well documented – longer life expectancy with a resulting growth in the elderly population, increasing levels of obesity, shortages of nursing staff, rising levels of staff sickness, increased demands on healthcare budgets and the subsequent requirement to drive greater efficiencies.

A specialist infusion company, CME MEDICAL develops products for medical specialties including pain management, palliative care, oncology and nutrition. Its dedicated single channel and dual channel infusion devices are suitable for many applications.

The MEDICAL INNOVATIONS single-use Valve Basket has been specifically designed to ensure effective, safe and easy decontamination of reusable valves.

CONMED continues to develop its range of products, which have been designed to help clinical endoscopy reach its greatest potential.

Founded in 1950 by Dr. Frederik Paulsen, FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS is a world leader in the research and commercial development of peptides, and compounds.

The LINX Reflux Management System from TORAX MEDICAL is designed to provide Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) patients with a permanent solution by restoring the physiologic function of the Lower Esophageal Sphincter (LES).