RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

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.

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.