RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

Adherence to the principles of asepsis is the foundation of surgical site infection prevention. It is critical to minimise a patient’s exposure to bacterial contamination from the surrounding environment to reduce the risk of healthcareassociated infection.

STARKSTROM has announced a new addition to its product range for 2010, the Scandia Operating Table, a premium specification operating table suitable for a wide range of surgery – including bariatric (350 Kg weight capacity), lithotomy and elective orthopaedics.

G&N MEDICAL specialises in products that increase staff and patient safety as well as improving patient outcomes, while reducing costs. The popular Saphena Medical Anti- Embolism stocking range will be on show at AFPP.

Flexislide, from MEDICAL INNOVATIONS, is a single patient-use lateral transfer sheet which is ideal for many departments across the hospital.

Operating theatre equipment manufacturer, ANETIC AID, will be exhibiting the QA4 Surgery Trolley System, which includes attachments for a variety of surgical specialisms. Also on display will be its flagship QA3 patient trolley.

The all-in-one BARD Comprehensive Care Foley Tray, that provides all the essential items required for a catheterisation or recatheterisation procedure, is now available with the Bardex I.C anti-infective Foley catheter. The catheter, with Bacti-Guard silver alloy coating, helps reduce CAUTIs by more than a third and its advantages are supported by a wide range of clinical studies.

Exhibiting at this year’s AfPP exhibition, FLEXICARE specialises in the supply of devices for airway management, resuscitation, anaesthesia, and oxygen therapy.

BD DIAGNOSTICS, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), has expanded its product portfolio with the addition of the BD Innova Preanalytical Automated Microbiology Specimen Processor, and the BD Max Automated Molecular Diagnostic System and the BD Max GBS Assay.

Visitors to VERNACARE’s IPS stand will preview the company’s new single-use bedpan and pulp support stand which combine patient comfort with significant advances in infection prevention.

The all-in-one BARD Comprehensive Care Foley Tray, that provides all the essential items required for a catheterisation or re-catheterisation procedure, is now available with the Bardex I.C anti-infective Foley catheter.

COOK MEDICAL’s Spectrum antimicrobial-impregnated central venous catheters (CVC) are designed specifically to reduce the likelihood of a catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI).

GUEST MEDICAL will be exhibiting its most recent developments aimed at improving compliance with decontamination policies in acute and community healthcare establishments.

Infection Prevention 2010 offers an opportunity for delegates to find out about STERIS’ array of healthcare sterilisation products and solutions, including:

PLUMTREE GROUP provides a complete infection control, prevention and reporting system which supplies a common platform from which to access and manage information for the infection control community, and provide real clinical and operational benefits.

The SHARPSMART reusable sharps collection device has been clinically proven to reduce sharps injuries, while at the same time reducing the sharps plastic waste and associated CO2 emissions (generated from the burning single-use plastic sharps bins).

CAREFUSION 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.

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.

BIOQUELL is an expert in the provision of Hydrogen Peroxide Vapour (HPV) bio-decontamination solutions for healthcare environments.

In the wake of Andrew Lansley’s zero tolerance on healthcare-associated infections, GOJO is demonstrating its continuously improving hand hygiene education programme at this year’s IPS Conference to aid infection control nurses.

2. BRAUN MEDICAL, a member of the B. Braun Group supplies Prontoderm-MRSA decolonisation packs and non-antibiotic nasal gel, hand hygiene products –