RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

DANIELS HEALTHCARE has developed a range of sharps containers to comply with the Safe Management of Healthcare Waste guidance published by the Department of Health (2006).

This year has seen considerable expansion in the range of infection control products from TRISTEL SOLUTIONS, many of which will be on display.

BioCote technology has now been extended to the newly launched range of Luna fabrics from VERTIKA, specifically designed for the medical industry.

ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS is one of the largest sackholder manufacturers in the UK. The company is an approved supplier to the NHS and also distributes to janitorial suppliers, nursing homes and private hospitals worldwide.

TALLEY ENVIRONMENTAL CARE provides a range of biocidal products that provide safe, long lasting and effective surface hygiene solutions that inhibit bacterial growth.

An ultra rapid point of care screening test for MRSA is in development at BLAZE VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES.

TORAY TEXTILES EUROPE, a manufacturer of woven polyester and nylon fabrics, will be highlighting Toray See it Safe – a branded licensed anti-microbial product range.

The award winning Sluicemaster Panaway is a smaller, more efficient bedpan disposer which helps address environmental concerns and is manufactured in Herefordshire by HAIGH ENGINEERING.

SYNERGY HEALTHCARE is a major provider of decontamination and sterilisation services of surgical instruments, linen, drapes and gowns for hospitals and PCTs.

HENLEYS MEDICAL is a leading name in medical supplies nationwide, with over half a century of experience and a product range encompassing the needs of almost all hospital departments.

CITY & KENT’S services include clinical and deep cleans to meet highly specialised requirements. The services are much used by a number of NHS Trusts with impressive results through ultrasonics, dry-steam and micro-fibre technology.

ENTURIA is a medical company dedicated to preventative healthcare. Its focus is on the development, manufacturing and distribution of science-rich products that deliver “basically better health”.

BIOCOTE will be presenting the benefits of using silver antimicrobial technology within a healthcare environment.

Cook Urology, a division of COOK MEDICAL, has introduced a line of resection electrodes for urological procedures such as transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) and transurethral resection of bladder tumours (TURBT).

BARD LIMITED has exclusively launched in the UK a “tape-free” Foley catheter stabilisation device called StatLock Foley.

The Hygiene Dispenser from THE HYGIENE COMPANY is a tough, stylish unit that has been designed as an easy-to-use dispenser of both hand and surface wipes.

3M HEALTH CARE states that from the 31 December 2007, its standard Ioban 2 incise drape will be completely replaced with the superior Ioban 2 antimicrobial incise drapes EZ.

LAERDAL has launched a new concept in training and assessment of CPR techniques – the fully automated Resusci Anne Skills Centre.

Oxyzyme, part of a range of oxygenconcentrating hydrogel wound dressings, is available from the Bedford-based biotechnology firm ARCHIMED.

Radiology departments now have the means to obtain higher quality prints of X-rays at a faster pace with the Sony FilmStation that is said to reinvent dry print imaging to save time, space and money.