RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

The latest technology for the tracking of surgical instruments, medical devices and endoscopes will be demonstrated by MEDITRAX – a leading provider of traceability solutions for healthcare.

Available from CATERHAM SURGICAL, the Stopper is a foot and corner shield used on surgical trays to prevent the tearing of sterilisation wrap. Tears, rips and holes are caused by heavy surgical trays with feet on the bottom.

PEACOCKS MEDICAL offers a vast range of washerdisinfectors for every type of decontamination requirement, from dental to SSD. These range in size from bench top to cart washer, including the new 10 DIN sliding door, fast cycle machine (35 minutes), 15 DIN fast cycle (30 minutes) and multi-chamber washers.

BES DECON, a division of BES REHAB, has joined with CISA SpA to set up a new company for the manufacture and distribution of new SSD test indicators called BIOTAK.

AUDERE MEDICAL SERVICES provides a complete solution for all decontamination equipment. Operating throughout the UK and ROI, the company claims to be the largest independent service and validation organisation in the UK decontamination industry.

For over 30 years RUHOF has been dedicated to researching, developing and manufacturing state-of-the-art products to ensure the complete decontamination of endoscopes and surgical instruments. Ruhof prides itself on listening to its customers’ needs and developing innovative products that meet their requirements.

This new collection of in depth customer interviews provides direct personal feedback on their needs and experiences when working with Horiba Medical UK for a variety of differing analyser installations.

The British Association of Day Surgery and Healthcare Events are jointly hosting a conference entitled: The Future of day surgery: delivering improvements in quality and productivity, taking place Wednesday 1 December 2010 at the Manchester Conference Centre.

As a company focused on delivering value and increased efficiency to its customers Mölnlycke Health Care were platinum sponsors at the Association for Perioperative Practice (AfPP) 2010. The company also scooped this year’s 'Best Innovation' award for its forward-thinking O.R. Efficiency Partnership Programme.

The Halo Effect is a solution incorporating the use of ETHICON’s Plus Antibacterial Sutures and DERMABOND Tissue adhesive.

Vernacare’s new Vernatray - a single-use anaesthetic medication safety tray - has won the Association for Perioperative Practice (AfPP) 2010 award for Best Innovation in Patient Safety.

CareFusion understands that infection prevention is the key to reducing healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs). It helps customers to measurably improve patient care by working in close partnership with hospitals to protect both the operating team and patients through the provision of clinically proven infection prevention products.

Inditherm has received a prestigious Community Partnerships Award for its patient warming systems. Sponsored by the UK Department of Health, the award for Suppliers Delivering Sustainability recognised the contribution of Inditherm’s systems to improving patient care, affordability and reducing environmental impact.

RUHOF’s Endozime SLR Phase One Endoscopy Bedside Kit is designed for convenient bedside use to remove all contaminants from the outside sheath and inside channel of scopes.

STRYKER hospital beds, theatre trolleys and patient stretchers are specially designed for comfort and security. Long transports and heavy patients can all increase the risk of back and shoulder injury for the caregiver – a major cause of sickness among NHS staff (Boorman, 2009).

As the NHS is tasked with making savings of 20 billion pounds over the next four years, trusts are already making cuts in nursing posts and an estimated 5,600 jobs could be at risk across all areas and services.

HYGIENA INTERNATIONAL is a global leader in the provision of rapid hygiene testing systems. Hygiena’s core technology uses ATP Bioluminescence that provides a real-time objective measurement to verify that cleaning standards have been achieved.

ADVANCED STERILIZATION PRODUCTS (ASP), a division of Ethicon, a Johnson & Johnson company, has a long track record designing and delivering innovative infection prevention solutions such as area decontamination technology, instrument sterilisation, high-level disinfection and cleaning technologies that dramatically raise the level of health and safety for those who matter most.

STERIS is a global leader in decontamination and infection control, providing innovative sterilisation products and solutions for the healthcare environment. Its latest offering – the BioGienie – is a compact, manoeuvrable hydrogen peroxide disinfectant system designed for safe and effective wide area bio-decontamination.

ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS, a leading supplier of waste bins through NHS Supply Chain, will be introducing its full range of fire retardant plastic waste bins at the HIS exhibition.