RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

VACSAX, manufacturers and distributors of the VacSax and GelSax range of suction liners will be launching its new disposable suction liner system at this year’s AfPP exhibition.

Visit JOINT REPLACEMENT INSTRUMENTATION LTD (JRI) to learn more about the Furlong Hemiarthroplasty range, with uncemented and cemented options available.

There is a growing concern with the issue of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and the implications it can have for hospitalised patients. Up to one in a 1,000 people develop bloods clots in their veins every year and an estimated 60,000 people die from this condition every year in the UK alone.

The Little Sister washer-disinfector from ESCHMANN has a disinfection cycle time of just 35 minutes.

YORK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES introduces the new WaterBoom quiet floor suction strip from Colby, the most effective way to stop the flow of fluid waste on the operating theatre floor.

Every day, surgeons perform critical and delicate operations and so demand the highest quality, most reliable surgical blades available.

SWANN-MORTON, founded and based in Sheffield, says it is the world’s leading manufacturer and supplier of surgical blades, scalpels and handles to the health industry.

P3 MEDICAL will be exhibiting at Harrogate for the first time.

At AfPP 2006, DRÄGER MEDICAL will be presenting its Sola Video System, Primus Anaesthesia Workstation, Stella OR light and Movita Pendant.

Recent cost-analysis figures show that Lancer’s latest Endoscope Dryer and Storage Cabinet, the Fibro-Dryer FD8, can pay for itself in little over a year (or less) just by the enormous saving on disinfectant.

ARJO has added a new bathing system, suitable for organisations which are particularly budget conscious, to its range.

TMC, provider of global corporate communications, has launched The Messaging Centre, a powerful web-based SMS (Short Message Service) platform designed to enhance communications and continuity within public sector healthcare departments, private GP practices, dental surgeries, and other areas of activity.

BANG & OLUFSEN MEDICOM, an innovative drug delivery device solutions provider and BESPAK, a leader in specialty medical devices and inhalation valve technologies, have announced that the two companies have entered into an exclusive partnership to co-develop and co-market a single increment dose counting inhaler – The Assist Actuated Inhaler.

COOK BIOTECH has launched its innovative Surgisis AFP anal fistula plug, the world’s first medical device designed to permanently close painful, debilitating anal fistulas.

The introduction of the new Olympus ETD3 endoscope washer-disinfector places OLYMPUS at the forefront of endoscope reprocessing technology as the only flexible endoscope manufacturer offering an automated endoscope reprocessing system.

INTERSURGICAL has launched The Drum – a new, easy-to-use pre-filled 1 kg soda lime cartridge.

Focused on providing innovative, clinical solutions to protect patients and healthcare workers, KIMBERLY-CLARK has launched its new STERLING Nitrile examination glove.

Canaletto, a surgical implant for treating carpal tunnel syndrome, has achieved notable results.

Lone worker safety will be highlighted at a series of nationwide road shows.

A new website that provides clinical staff, including those in dental and primary care, with guidance on the effective decontamination of surgical instruments has been launched by specialist washing equipment company DAWMED INTERNATIONAL.

Cleaning medical instruments, prior to disinfecting to produce a sterile surface, is essential otherwise the biological debris clinging to the surface and even worse in cracks on the surface becomes a breeding ground for microorganisms, emphasises hygiene chemicals company SERCHEM.