RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

VOLK OPTICAL has developed a custom case for vitreoretinal ophthalmologists who use the company’s Autoclave Sterilisable (ACS) and Chalam Self Stabilising Vitrectomy (SSV) lenses and surgical instruments.

In line with the recent Department of Health publication Health Technical Memorandum 07:01 Safe management of healthcare waste, HELAPET has announced that its sterile sharps’ bins for cytotoxic waste now come with a purple lid to comply with these best practice guidelines.

Millions of people around the world have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but most of them do not know it.

STERIS CORPORATION has announced the relaunch of the Hamo 100 Prion Inactivating Detergent (PID) which now has an improved material compatibility and lower, more costeffective dosing regimes.

Medical fabrics manufacturer DUPONT has produced a new brochure entitled EN 13795 – Understanding the Standard.

BARD LIMITED has launched its One MT night bag for urine collection.

STERICLEAN Alcohol Sprays are now available without the “bag in the bottle” closed system as an economic alternative for areas where high volumes of alcohols are used during cleaning routines.

BVM MEDICAL, distributor of advanced interventional devices for radiologists and cardiologists, has launched the EmboCath Plus infusion micro-catheter as part of its fully integrated Embosphere system for optimal embolic performance.

FUKUDA DENSHI is offering its LS-300 Sleeptester, providing SAS screening with Holter ECG.

3M has added four lines of safety spectacles to its range of protective eyewear. The new spectacles are suitable for protection against hazards prevalent in hospitals, laboratories and dental applications.

The BIOSTAR OIA Shigatox assay is an immunoassay for the qualitative, rapid detection of the presence of Shiga toxins in human diarrhoeal faecal specimens, broth culture or colonies collected from a culture plate.

Early detection of heart irregularities can make a huge difference to patient outcomes.

VERNACARE has developed a detergentproof, pulp washbowl to beat the infection risk of washing hospital and nursing home patients using plastic bowls.

GAMBRO HOSPAL, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gambro AB, has introduced a 500 litre Bag-in-Box for the central delivery of haemodialysis acid concentrate to a renal unit.

As the first line of defence for both patients and perioperative practitioners from bloodborne viruses and other infections, the surgical gown is of great importance.

KEELER has introduced a frame for its range of surgical loupes that wraps around and grips the head so that their weight is more evenly distributed, making them feel lighter.

INTERSURGICAL has announced the launch of the i-gel, a single use, supraglottic airway.

SUMMIT MEDICAL has launched the HiVac7 bone cement mixing and delivery syringe that has been designed to complement the existing HiVac range of mixing and delivery devices already used in orthopaedic theatres throughout the UK and internationally.

3M HEALTH CARE has launched a surgical clipper that allows hair removal, while minimising the risk of nicks and cuts.

DTR MEDICAL has launched a sterile single-use Negus aspirating dissector to provide first time instrument quality with an optimum suction blade for precision nasal work.