RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

IMOTECH MEDICAL is the UK sole supplier of Fujinon Endoscopes and associated equipment manufactured by the medical division of Fujifilm Corporation.

In these times of financial restraint, reducing expenditure on capital projects has become a priority and this also applies to the decontamination of flexible endoscopes.

IA is a patient support group run by and for people with ileostomies and ileo-anal pouches. Its primary aim is to help people who have had their colon removed return to a full and active life as soon as possible after surgery.

PURICORE’s “SAFERplus” is one of the smallest and safest pass-through AERs on the market and is fully compatible with Sterilox high-level disinfectant and a wide range of Sterilox endoscopy products.

Iron deficiency anaemia is a persistent problem for many patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

The Scorpio Endoscopy system, from ASCRIBE has been developed to meet the latest requirements defined by the profession, GRS, JAG and other national drivers.

In 2008, PENTAX LIFE CARE announced the arrival of the new Hi Line system. With over 50 systems now in use in the UK, Hi Line is fast becoming the gastroenterologist’s system of choice.

Endoscopic ultrasound is regarded as one of the most accurate ways of staging upper GI cancer and HITACHI’s endosonographic systems incorporate state-of-the-art “chipin- the-tip” technology – combining high definition video imaging with high resolution ultrasound imaging for increased diagnostic confidence.

MONMOUTH SURGICAL supplies the UK’s leading healthcare providers with quality instrumentation for flexible endoscopes at competitive prices.

MEDITRAX’s EndoTrax, electronic traceability system for endoscopes is user-friendly and meets all requirements of traceability within HTM 01-06. EndoTrax is availability as a single or multi-department solution.

The Joint Advisory Group on Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (JAG) assumes an active and broad role in the quality assurance of endoscopy training and services across the UK.

The Infection Prevention Technologies division at STERIS has appointed David Campbell as the new senior marketing manager for high temperature and sterility assurance products in Europe.

The Evolution Controlled-Release Stent System reflects COOK MEDICAL’s continued commitment to pioneering important innovations in stent delivery and performance that can impact the quality of patient care.

Well known for its automated endoscope reprocessors, prolonged scope storage cabinets and transport baskets, LANCER also provides connectors, detergents, disinfectants, technical support and training.

The experience and technical expertise of two major players in the washer disinfector market have been combined, through the creation of a new company, following the acquisition of Dawmed International by the Dutch-based group WASSENBURG & CO.

As an independent family-owned company, DR FALK PHARMA focuses on improving patient outcomes through a dual approach:

In the current economic downturn it is vital to control costs and water treatment is a key area. ELGA PROCESS WATER’s new AQUAservice Star package offers a solution.

MERCK SERONO GASTROENTEROLOGY offers an extensive range of high quality enteral feeding tube devices, which are designed not only to meet all of your clinical requirements, but also provide maximum patient comfort, flexibility and simplicity.

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.

SIEMENS HEALTHCARE and VERTEC SCIENTIFIC have announced a distribution partnership that will see Vertec exclusively market the X Class range of ultrasound systems in the markets of