RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

Offering a range of infection prevention solutions for pre, intra and post-operative patient care, 3M is committed to providing healthcare professionals with tools to help prevent surgical site infections.

Starkstrom’s stand at the recent AfPP exhibition attracted a considerable number of visitors, many of whom made appointments to discuss their projects and requirements with the team in more detail.

Anaesthesia products from PENTLAND include Eyegard, a solution for protecting the eyes of a patient during anaesthesia. Tape does not provide sufficient protection and AfPP standards and recommendations for Safe Perioperative Practice 2011 recommend that eye-pads be fitted for this purpose.

MARSHALL PRODUCTS is a manufacturer of airway management products, including laryngeal masks, manual resuscitators, face masks and accessories. The most recent addition to its range is the Bougies.

MERCY SHIPS is an international charity that provides free medical and humanitarian services to the people of Africa using its hospital ship, the Africa Mercy.

Hand hygiene is still the single most important measure to prevent healthcare associated infections. In recognition of the hand hygiene initiatives being undertaken by healthcare professionals, SCHULKE has just launched the Hand Hygiene Champion of 2011 award.

MÖLNLYCKE HEALTH CARE has launched a new Barrier surgical gown made from soft SMS material for advanced protection.

Quicksuite from MEDLINE offers a way to improve care in the theatre and help reduce the incidence of skin irritation that can occur in post surgical patients through moisture management.

LTE SCIENTIFIC has added new features and models to its existing Scope-Store range of endoscope drying and storage cabinets.

Slips and trips are said to be the biggest cause of serious injuries to healthcare workers, and every year around 10,000 people suffer a major slip or trip injury while at work.

STARKSTROM has equipped 21 theatres with clinical medical gas pendants, operating theatre lights, surgeons theatre control panels and examination lights at the Peterborough City Hospital, part of the Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which was completed at the end of last year.

ACTIVA HEALTHCARE has recently launched a new active debridement system called Debrisoft.

Included in its infection prevention range HENLEYS MEDICAL SUPPLIES can offer the range of Devon Positioning products which provide a complete offering to help position and protect patients in the operating room.

PARTNERS FOR ENDOSCOPY specialise in solving infection issues in flexible endoscopy.

The new LANCER Vac-a-Scope system gives a quick and easy method of packaging endoscopes ready for safe and aseptic transportation and/or prolonged storage for up to 21 days.

SHERMOND has re-launched its range of examination gloves in new contemporary packaging, designed to make product identification and selection simpler for the end user.

The K2MS Portal 19” Medical Touchscreen PC was developed by K2 Medical Systems to offer an advanced maternity care computing platform to provide patient safety, with an infection control design.

A highlight of the DIVERSEY stand will be new disposable Soft Care Body Wash Gloves which incorporate a blend of surfactants, impregnated into the wipe and formulated to be safe and gentle for the patient and carer during prolonged contact.

There are over 1,500 product lines and 100 ranges of medical furniture and equipment available from BRISTOL MAID.

The ingo-man Wi eco dispenser system, from OPHARDT Hygiene, has been developed to sustainably improve hand hygiene in hospitals. The system works with an integrated counter function for the measurement of hand-hygiene behaviour.